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. 2015 Nov 21;21(43):12457–12467. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i43.12457

Table 3.

Clinical parameters in sulforaphane and placebo group participants before and after trial, Median (interquartile range)

SF group (n = 24)
Placebo group (n = 28)
Before After Before After
BMI, kg/m2 25.7 (24.2-27.6) 25.8 (24.2-27.3) 25.9 (24.6-26.8) 25.6 (24.5-26.8)a
Waist Circumference, cm 86.5 (81.0-95.0) 88.8 (82.5-95.0) 92.3 (88.4-95.3) 91.4 (88.5-97.1)
AST, IU/L 37.5 (24.8-48.3) 37.5 (27.0-39.8) 30.0 (27.5-39.5) 26.0 (22.5-42.8)
ALT, IU/L 54.0 (34.5-79.0) 48.5 (33.0-65.3)a 41.5 (34.0-64.3) 40.5 (27.0-60.5)
γ-GTP, IU/L 51.5 (40.8-91.3) 50.0 (37.8-85.3)a 52.0 (39.5-127.5) 53.0 (37-99)
Alb, g/dL 4.6 (4.4-4.9) 4.5 (4.3-4.7)a 4.6 (4.5-4.7) 4.6 (4.5-4.8)
TB, mg/dL 0.9 (0.6-1.1) 0.9 (0.7-1.2) 0.9 (0.6-1.1) 0.8 (0.7-1.0)
ALP, IU/L 210 (168-248) 182 (166-140)a 230 (206-274) 231 (214-281)
ChE, IU/L 390 (359-436) 388 (358-421)a 398 (369-458) 406 (370-424)
Ferritin, ng/mL 281 (131-381) 216 (136-365) 231 (162-322) 215 (168-321)
UA, mg/dL 6.1 (5.5-7.0) 6.0 (5.4-6.8) 6.4 (5.4-6.8) 6.1 (5.6-6.7)
TG, mg/dL 146 (118-193) 135 (95.5-208) 133 (99.3-166) 113 (83.0-160)
TC, mg/dL 201 (182-219) 194 (184-211)a 196 (183-224) 207 (184-225)
HDL-C, mg/dL 50.0 (44.0-59.0) 48.5 (44.8-54.0) 47.5 (44.8-58.0) 49.5 (45.0-57.0)
LDL-C, mg/dL 123 (107-138) 123 (111-141) 125 (116-142) 137 (118-146)
HbA1c, % 5.7 (5.4-6.1) 5.7 (5.5-6.0) 5.8 (5.5-6.1) 5.8 (5.5-6.1)
FBS, mg/dL 105 (99.8-113) 106 (101-115) 105 (99-115) 106 (97.5-115)
hs-CRP, mg/dL 0.067 (0.036-0.13) 0.059 (0.031-0.13) 0.056 (0.037-0.14) 0.068 (0.028-0.15)
8-OHdG, ng/mg-CRE 6.8 (5.5-9.0) 5.5 (4.9-6.7)a 6.6 (5.3-8.4) 6.1 (4.7-7.6)
Adiponectin, μg/mL 6.1 (4.8-7.4) 4.8 (4.1-7.7)a 6.3 (4.6-9.5) 6.1 (4.6-7.9)a
Leptin, ng/mL 5.9 (4.2-7.5) 5.8 (3.0-8.7) 7.3 (5.2-11.4) 6.6 (4.1-10.1)
a

P < 0.05 vs before. AST: Aspartate-aminotransferase; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; Alb: Albumin; TB: Total bilirubin; ALP: Alkali phosphatase; ChE: Choline esterase; UA: Urinary acid; TG: Triglyceride; TC: Total cholesterol; HDL-C: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; FBS: Fasting blood sugar; hs-CRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; 8-OHdG: 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine; CRE: Creatinine; SF: Sulforaphane.