Table 3.
Clinical tests of Test Group
| Unit | Before | 8 weeks later | P value vs “before” value | P value vs Control Group | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocyte Count (WBC) | /µl | 6051.1 ± 1506.1 | 6008.9 ± 1717.5 | 0.841 | 0.335 |
| Erythrocyte Count (RBC) | 104/µl | 471.9 ± 33.6 | 471.9 ± 41.6 | 0.865 | |
| Hemoglobin Content (HGB) | g/dl | 14.5 ± 1.3 | 14.6 ± 1.4 | 0.149 | 0.497 |
| Hematocrit (HCT) | % | 44.1 ± 3.3 | 44.7 ± 3.9 | 0.183 | 0.741 |
| Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) | fl | 93.5 ± 3.3 | 94.8 ± 3.2 | 0.000 | 0.736 |
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) | pg | 30.6 ± 1.5 | 31.0 ± 1.4 | 0.000 | 0.270 |
| Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC) | % | 32.7 ± 0.9 | 32.7 ± 0.9 | 0.568 | |
| Platelet count | 104/µl | 22.5 ± 3.3 | 22.9 ± 4.1 | 0.470 | 0.867 |
| Glutamate Oxaloacetate Transaminase (GOT) | U/l | 24.6 ± 11.5 | 23.7 ± 9.9 | 0.368 | 0.974 |
| Glutamate Pyruvate Transaminase (GPT) | U/l | 32.2 ± 30.2 | 30.2 ± 25.4 | 0.401 | 0.992 |
| Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) | IU/l | 238.7 ± 66.5 | 227.4 ± 56.6 | 0.161 | 0.889 |
| γ-glutamyl transpeptase (γ-GTP) | IU/l | 59.3 ± 49.8 | 54.2 ± 47.1 | 0.236 | 0.790 |
| Blood Creatinine (Cr) | mg/dl | 0.68 ± 0.12 | 0.69 ± 0.13 | 0.300 | 0.962 |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | mg/dl | 13.4 ± 2.8 | 12.7 ± 2.5 | 0.274 | 0.587 |
| Uric acid (UA) | mg/dl | 5.69 ± 1.42 | 5.51 ± 1.26 | 0.235 | 0.570 |
| Creatine Phosphokinase (CPK) | mU/ml | 126.4 ± 58.1 | 123.9 ± 76.6 | 0.826 | 0.429 |
| Total cholesterol | mg/dl | 214.0 ± 31.1 | 223.7 ± 31.4 | 0.046 | 0.887 |
| HDL-cholesterol | mg/dl | 52.8 ± 12.4 | 54.4 ± 12.7 | 0.182 | 0.525 |
| LDL-cholesterol | mg/dl | 135.7 ± 29.9 | 142.3 ± 26.8 | 0.091 | 0.691 |
| Triglycerides (TG) | mg/dl | 144.0 ± 78.1 | 136.9 ± 68.8 | 0.546 | 0.905 |
| Na | mEq/l | 142.8 ± 1.5 | 143.2 ± 1.1 | 0.130 | 0.983 |
| K | mEq/l | 4.19 ± 0.37 | 4.16 ± 0.28 | 0.622 | 0.882 |
| Cl | mEq/l | 104.9 ± 2.1 | 104.8 ± 1.7 | 0.915 | 0.905 |
| Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) | mg/dl | 91.9 ± 10.6 | 95.7 ± 7.5 | 0.016 | 0.615 |
| Glycohemoglobin A1C (HbA1c) | % | 4.73 ± 0.43 | 4.89 ± 0.39 | 0.000 | 0.799 |
| C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | mg/dl | 0.22 ± 0.15 | 0.21 ± 0.14 | 0.870 | 0.685 |
| Lactic acid | mg/dl | 9.54 ± 5.83 | 8.52 ± 3.17 | 0.279 | 0.471 |
| Lipid peroxide (LPO) | nmol/ml | 0.39 ± 0.07 | 0.34 ± 0.08 | 0.001 | 0.802 |
| Insulin | µU/ml | 7.56 ± 4.12 | 8.33 ± 3.87 | 0.364 | 0.648 |
| IGF-I | ng/ml | 185.3 ± 42.9 | 175.1 ± 31.3 | 0.160 | 0.636 |
| Cortisol | µg/dl | 11.4 ± 5.0 | 9.4 ± 4.0 | 0.071 | 0.562 |
| Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate (DHEA-s) | ng/ml | 1600.1 ± 792.2 | 1589.1 ± 979.9 | 0.928 | 0.993 |
| 8-hydroxy-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) generation | ng/kg/hr | 8.78 ± 5.2 | 7.46 ± 4.63 | 0.186 | 0.549 |
| Isoprostane generation | ng/kg/hr | 145.2 ± 73.8 | 114.4 ± 69.6 | 0.060 | 0.427 |
| 8-OHdG/CRE | ng/mgCRE | 126.0 ± 65.3 | 126.5 ± 90.2 | 0.488 | 0.353 |
| Isoprostane/CRE | ng/mgCRE | 1977.2 ± 848.0 | 1631.5 ± 635.9 | 0.054 | 0.338 |
n = 18, mean ± SD, paired t test or Mann-Whitney U test