Table 1.
Characteristics of control group and patients with metabolic syndrome (mean ± SD) at baseline and after 1 (1 M) and 2 months (2 M) of Aronia melanocarpa Elliot extract supplementation: TC-total cholesterol, LDL-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG-triglyceride, BMI-body mass index, SBP-systolic blood pressure, DBP-diastolic blood pressure, CRP-C-reactive protein, NE-not evaluated, and NS-not statistically significant.
| Parameters |
Patients with MS (group I) |
Control (group II) (n = 20) |
Control group MS (group III) (n = 25) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At baseline (n = 23) |
After 1 M (n = 23) |
After 2 M (n = 23) |
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| TC (mg/dL) |
237.6 ± 36.9P=0.002 | 220.5 ± 32NS/∗∗ | 216.7 ± 33.7NS/∗∗ | 206.6 ± 32.3 | 224.4 ± 45.2NS |
| LDL (mg/dL) |
151.7 ± 36.1P<0.001 | 142.7 ± 33.3P=0.008/∗∗ | 139.2 ± 30.9P=0.013/∗∗ | 122.9 ± 28.7 | 135.6 ± 40.1NS |
| HDL (mg/dL) |
49.9 ± 11.5P=0.002 | 51.5 ± 13.7P=0.008 | 44.1 ± 12.1P=0.003 | 64.8 ± 16.7 | 59.2 ± 19.9NS |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
30.9 ± 3.7P=0.002 | 30.0 ± 3.5P=0.001 | 30.4 ± 3.7P<0.001 | 23.0 ± 1.5 | 29.2 ± 2.8P=0.005 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
95.0 ± 9.4P<0.001 | 93.4 ± 8.8P=0.002 | 93.7 ± 8.5P=0.001 | 84.6 ± 8.5 | 97.2 ± 8.8P<0.001 |
| SBP mmHg |
136.8 ± 10.9P<0.001 | 130.0 ± 9.0P=0.005/∗∗ | 126.3 ± 11.6P=0.014/∗∗ | 121.3 ± 10.2 | 149.0 ± 20.4P=0.02 |
| DBP mmHg |
86.8 ± 16.0P=0.002 | 83.1 ± 8.2P<0.001 | 80.5 ± 7.9P=0.005 | 73.5 ± 7.3 | 84.0 ± 7.6P<0.001 |
| CRP mg/dL |
3.1 ± 2.3 | 2.9 ± 2.6NS | 2.5 ± 1.7NS | NE | NE |
**P < 0.05 versus baseline; P = values versus control healthy group (group II).