Table 5.

Fatigue scores in MetS patients at baseline and post-fasting in two groups ^a

	Control group				Carnitine group				ΔP-value
	Baseline	Post-fasting	P-valueb	Change	Baseline	Post-fasting	P-valueb	Change
Physical fatigue (0–16)	5.1 ± 2.77	6.9 ± 3.75	0.014	1.8 ± 2.04	6.5 ± 4.11	3.3 ± 3.50	0.001	-3.2 ± 3.17	<0.001
Mental fatigue (0–10)	3.3 ± 2.24	3.3 ± 1.95	1.00	0.0 ± 1.79	3.9 ± 2.25	1.8 ± 1.99	<0.001	-2.2 ± 1.23	0.001
Fatigue Severity (9–63)	27.4 ± 11.26	35.55 ± 11.02	0.004	8.2 ± 7.32	34.8 ± 14.65	23.2 ± 11.72	<0.001	-11.6 ± 8.38	<0.001

^aVariables are expressed as mean ± SD.

^bP-value was determined by paired test.

^Δ P-value was determined by unpaired test between groups in difference.