Table 12.

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

Time points	Group	n	P-III-P (mg/L)			IV-C (mg/L)
			Median of differential	Standard deviation	Percent of difference	Median of difference	Standard deviation	Percent of difference
12-wk treatment	Experimental	110	-2.2b	5.0	-20.1	-25.0a	128.2	-39.3
	Control	106	-0.0	5.0	-1.3	-6.5	87.0	-9.1
24-wk treatment	Experimental	110	-2.9b	4.6	-33.9	-33.0a	139.1	-48.3
	Control	106	-0.3	5.5	-3.0	-14.0	80.4	-18.6

^aP<0.05,

^bP<0.01 vs control.