Table 3.
Comparison of hormonal levels and enzyme activity between experimental and control groups.
| Time (weeks) | Groups | P value∗ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Control | ||
| Insulin (µL)‡ | |||
| 5 | 7.6 (3.8–11.1) | 1.6 (1.5–2.1) | 0.005 |
| 10 | 4.7 (3.4–8.2) | 1.7 (1.6–3.1) | 0.013 |
| 20 | 0.9 (0.6–1.1) | 0.3 (0.3–0.4) | 0.008 |
| 30 | 0.4 (0.3–0.8) | 0.2 (0.2–0.4) | 0.043 |
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| Leptin (µL)‡ | |||
| 5 | 14.3 (11.7–18.9) | 6.6 (5.8–7.6) | 0.001 |
| 10 | 13.7 (9.6–20.9) | 4.4 (3.6–4.8) | 0.005 |
| 20 | 18.2 (10.3–25.9) | 5.1 (3.3–8.1) | 0.021 |
| 30 | 24.7 (13.1–37.0) | 2.6 (1.8–5.7) | <0.001 |
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| Superoxide dismutase (U/mg protein)† | |||
| 5 | 1.5 (±0.1) | 1.6 (±0.03) | 0.090 |
| 10 | 1.6 (±0.02) | 1.6 (±0.1) | 1.000 |
| 20 | 1.6 (±0.1) | 1.5 (±0.1) | 0.288 |
| 30 | 0.9 (±0.3) | 1.4 (±0.1) | <0.001 |
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| Catalase | |||
| (mmol of H2O2 decomposed/minute/milligram of protein)† | |||
| 5 | 15.8 (±2.4) | 15.9 (±2.7) | 0.948 |
| 10 | 14.3 (±3.1) | 15.9 (±2.7) | 0.411 |
| 20 | 11.8 (±1.4) | 15.1 (±2.9) | 0.037 |
| 30 | 14.6 (±1.9) | 16.7 (±3.5) | 0.111 |
∗ t-test for normally distributed and Mann-Whitney test for nonnormally distributed variables; †mean ± standard deviation; ‡median (interquartile range).