Table 2.
Statistical analysis of biochemical indicators at different times of sample collection (n = 30).
| Variable | T0 |
T1 |
T2 |
T3 |
T4 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 160.5 (44.1) | 169.6 (36.6) | 182.2 (73.5) | 187.1 (69.7) | 190.6 (69.0) | 0.049 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 146.4 (93.5) | 171.3 (73.0) | 173.4 (75.4) | 177.4 (76.0) | 182.2 (77.5) | 0.083 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 41.6 (8.84) | 40.3 (8.66) | 40.8 (10.4) | 41.1 (10.2) | 41.3 (10.1) | 0.883 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 98.1 (34.6) | 102.5 (30.9) | 104.2 (32.9) | 107.7 (31.3) | 111.7 (32.2) | 0.105 |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 79.2 (9.3) | 80.4 (8.3) | 82.9 (9.4) | 82.6 (8.6) | 84.9 (9.3) | 0.014 |
| Insulin (µU/ml) | 7.6 (5.3) | 10.7 (19.4) | 7.1 (3.8) | 7.3 (3.7) | 7.2 (3.9) | 0.848 |
| Cortisol (µg/dl) | 14.3 (6.9) | 13.1 (5.7) | 13.9 (5.8) | 14.7 (5.9) | 14.6 (6.2) | 0.820 |
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.