Table 2.

Comparison of mean of NO and CRP concentration in both ginger and placebo groups prior to and after intervention.

Variables	Ginger group	Placebo group	pa
Energy (kcal/d)
Prior to	1904.2 ± 325.4	1859.7 ± 272.2	0.6
After	2010.4 ± 401.0	1997.4 ± 213.1	0.3
pb	0.9	0.2
Fiber (g/d)
Prior to	9.2 ± 4.2	10.9 ± 9.9	0.5
After	12.3 ± 5.9	7.8 ± 8.2	0.9
p	0.8	0.6
Cholesterol (mg/d)
Prior to	302.02 ± 102.82	310.21 ± 123.02	0.08
After	295.02 ± 87.82	301.02 ± 95.12	0.6
p	0.7	0.5
NO (μmol/L)
Prior to	29.02 ± 0.82	29.21 ± 1.02	0.53
After	26.02 ± 1.82	27.02 ± 0.32	<0.001
Change	−3.0 ± 0.72	−2.01 ± 0.19	<0.001
p	<0.001	<0.001
CRP (mg/L)
Prior to	11.06 ± 1.43	11.21 ± 1.20	0.56
After	8.47 ± 1.62	9.66 ± 1.31	<0.001
Change	−2.58 ± 1.47	−1.54 ± 1.12	<0.001
p	<0.001	<0.001

CRP = C-reactive protein; NO = nitric oxide.

^aStudent t test.

^bPaired t test.