Table 1.

Serum levels of CRP, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 before and after the intervention

Pro- & anti-inflammatory factors (mean ± SD)	PI (n=86)	Groups	HG (n=84)
		PC (n=90)
CRP(mg/mL)
At baseline	8.4±3.9	7.9±3.3	1.7±1.6 a
After intervention	6.2±3.1	8.1±3.7 a	1.9±1.7 a
P values	p < 0.01	p < 0.05	P<0.05
IL-1 β(pg/mL)
At baseline	75±4.3	72± 3.8	ND
After intervention	51±2.6	75±2.6 b	ND
P values	p < 0.01	p < 0.05	----
TNF- α(pg/mL)
At baseline	315±9.2	322±9.3	ND
After intervention	225±4.7	318±4.9 a	ND
P values	p < 0.001	p < 0.05	----
IL-6(pg/mL)
At baseline	51±2.3	48±2.1	ND
After intervention	68±2.6	50±3.1 b	ND
P values	p < 0.01	p < 0.05	----
IL-10(pg/mL)
At baseline	43±1.8	38±1.7	20±0.7 b
After intervention	70±4.8	35±1.8 a	21±1.1 a
P values	p < 0.001	p < 0.05	P<0.05