Table 3.
Blood chemistry and cholesterol concentrations
| Group C | Group H | Group HA | Group HB | Group HC | Group HE | ||
| TC (mg/dL) | 6W | 55.5 ± 15.2 | 68.2 ± 6.8 | 67.4 ± 13.7 | 65.4 ± 9.8 | 68.6 ± 13.8 | 78.5 ± 12.4 |
| 12W | 56.6 ± 13.0 | 78.8 ± 5.4* | 73.7 ± 10.4 | 75.2 ± 12.0 | 70.5 ± 12.0 | 73.2 ± 3.5 | |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 6W | 18.0 ± 2.6 | 21.0 ± 2.2 | 20.4 ± 4.5 | 19.4 ± 2.9 | 20.0 ± 3.2 | 17.5 ± 2.7 |
| 12W | 16.0 ± 2.6 | 22.2 ± 0.8* | 22.7 ± 3.2 | 23.8 ± 3.1 | 20.0 ± 3.4 | 19.4 ± 1.1 | |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 6W | 5.6 ± 1.1 | 8.4 ± 1.7* | 8.6 ± 2.3 | 8.0 ± 1.9 | 8.8 ± 2.6 | 8.8 ± 2.2 |
| 12W | 6.0 ± 1.4 | 11.8 ± 0.8* | 9.0 ± 1.7† | 9.8 ± 2.7 | 10.5 ± 4.4 | 8.0 ± 1.2† | |
| TG (mg/dL) | 6W | 31.5 ± 7.5 | 34.4 ± 11.2 | 28.0 ± 17.1 | 18.2 ± 3.9† | 21.8 ± 8.8 | 25.0 ± 8.0 |
| 12W | 29.2 ± 9.2 | 26.4 ± 4.7 | 22.7 ± 6.9 | 24.0 ± 7.9 | 19.8 ± 5.4 | 16.4 ± 7.0† | |
| BS (mg/dL) | 6W | 109.4 ± 7.7 | 99.6 ± 7.2 | 112.8 ± 8.8† | 110.8 ± 12.0 | 112.6 ± 10.5 | |
| 12W | 102.8 ± 6.1 | 112.0 ± 11.0 | 111.3 ± 20.0 | 114.8 ± 17.8 | 99.2 ± 7.6 | 101.2 ± 9.2 | |
| Cr (mg/dL) | 6W | 0.30 ± 0.03 | 0.30 ± 0.04 | 0.35 ± 0.06 | 0.35 ± 0.05 | 0.34 ± 0.04 | 0.34 ± 0.07 |
| 12W | 0.32 ± 0.04 | 0.35 ± 0.03 | 0.34 ± 0.02 | 0.36 ± 0.11 | 0.34 ± 0.03 | 0.32 ± 0.03 | |
| TBil (μmol/L) | 6W | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.02 |
| 12W | 0.04 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.02 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.03 ± 0.01 | 0.04 ± 0.01 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 6W | 60.0 ± 11.7 | 72.2 ± 11.4* | 71.8 ± 18.2 | 61.3 ± 10.2 | 93.6 ± 17.1 | 111.0 ± 11.1† |
| 12W | 53.4 ± 3.0 | 148.7 ± 25.7* | 79.0 ± 17.4† | 104.3 ± 26.1† | 79.2 ± 18.5† | 109.7 ± 25.8 | |
| ALP (U/L) | 6W | 413.0 ± 22.6 | 497.8 ± 24.8 | 377.5 ± 31.2† | 399.0 ± 20.1† | 450.0 ± 35.6 | 519.0 ± 34.9 |
| 12W | 331.0 ± 28.5 | 432.7 ± 31.7* | 334.3 ± 32.1† | 337.0 ± 25.5† | 283.3 ± 27.1† | 514.8 ± 17.8† | |
6W, 6 weeks; 12W, 12 weeks. ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BS, blood sugar; Cr, creatinine; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TBil, total bilirubin; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride. P < 0.05 versus Group C. †P < 0.05 versus Group H. Data are expressed as the mean ± SEM.