Table 11.

Difference in serum HA, LM, P-III-P and IV-C contents between two groups before and after treatment.

Time points	Group	n	HA (mg/L)			LM (mg/L)
			Median of difference	Standard deviation	Percent of difference	Median of difference	Standard deviation	Percent of difference
12-wk treatment	Experimental	110	-75.6b	196.5	-36.3	-10.0a	58.3	-8.1
	Control	106	-19.8	222.6	-12.8	3.0	102.2	2.0
24-wk treatment	Experimental	110	-96.1b	201.5	-48.5	-17.0	69.3	-13
	Control	106	-26.0	254.6	-15.9	-4.5	108.0	-4.5

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01 vs control.