Table (2).

Mean value and significance of BMI, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-8, ALT, AST,TC,LDL-c, HDL-c, TG, HOMA-IR in group (A) before and after treatment.

	Mean +SD		P-value
	Before	After
BMI (kg/m2)	32.35± 2.54	29.15± 2.48*	0.0035
TNF-α (pg/mL)	12.76 ± 2.21	8.21 ± 2.35*	0.0083
IL-6 (pg/mL)	5.26 ± 1.52	3.40 ± 1.17*	0.0077
IL-8 (pg/mL)	18.53 ± 3.78	15.16 ± 3.35*	0.0056
Leptin Ng/ml	41.64 ± 5.24	36.68 ±4.76*	0.0043
Adiponectin (µg/mL)	10.51 ± 3.73	14.96 ± 3.54*	0.0034
ALT (U/L)	46.32 ± 4.65	34.65± 4.13*	0.0035
AST (U/L)	44.71 ± 5.53	35.22± 4.97*	0.0023
TC (mg/dl)	196.11±12.42	171.63 ±11.04*	0.0019
LDL-c (mg/dl)	136.52 ±10.84	118.31 ± 11.15*	0.0024
TG (mg/dl)	157.14 ±11.06	124.17 ±10.43*	0.0018
HDL-c (mg/dl)	34.65 ±2.87	38.11 ±2.32*	0.0037
HOMA-IR	4.92 ± 2.36	2.95 ± 1.98*	0.0026

BMI: Body mass index; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor — alpha; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IL-8: Interleukin-8; ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate aminotransferase; TC: Total cholesterol; LDL-c: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-c: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance Index;

^*Significant level (p<0.05).