Table 2.

Values of ACE activity of control groups (II and III) and patients with metabolic syndrome at baseline and after 1 (1 M) and 2 months (2 M) of Aronia melanocarpa Elliot extract supplementation: MIN–MAX: minimum–maximum values. The reference interval is 8–52 U/L (37°C).

ACE activity  U/L	Patients with MS  (Group I)			Control   (group II)    (n = 20)	Control group MS  (group III)  (n = 25)
	At baseline (n = 23)	After 1 M (n = 23)	After 2 M (n = 23)
mean ± SD	87.0 ± 42.1P<0.001	64.6 ± 25.4P<0.001/∗∗∗	61.0 ± 34.1P=0.001/∗∗∗	31.3 ± 11.6	36.6 ± 16.53NS
MIN–MAX	20.3–165.5	29.9–135.5	11.0–147.0	8.8–60.9	10.31–73.0

***P < 0.001 versus baseline; P = values versus control healthy group (group II); NS-not statistically significant.