Table (3).
Mean value and significance of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone, BMD of lumbar spine, BMD of radius, HDL-c, LDL-c, TG, BMI, Leptin, TNF-α, IL-2, IL-4 and IL-6 in group (B) before and at the end of the study.
| Mean ± SD | T-value | Significance | ||
| Before | After | |||
|
Serum Calcium(ng/dl) |
8.75± 1.23 | 8.96 ±1.19 | 0.63 | P >0.05 |
|
Parathyroid Hormone (ng/dl) |
14.26 ±2.18 | 14.72 ±2.11 | 0.58 | P >0.05 |
|
BMD of lumbar spine (mg/cm) |
122.16± 7.98 | 120.47± 7.87 | 1.85 | P >0.05 |
| BMD of radius(mg/cm) | 268.12± 10.21 | 265.96± 9.73 | 1.92 | P >0.05 |
| HDL-c (mg/dl) | 34.86 ± 5.28 | 34.12 ± 5.13 | 0.87 | P >0.05 |
| LDL-c (mg/dl | 132.94 ± 12.17 | 133.34 ± 12.05 |
0.68 | P >0.05 |
| TG (mg/dl) | 154.93 ± 11.88 | 155.15 ± 11.64 |
0.51 | P >0.05 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 34.78 4.21 | 34.88 4.12 | 0.45 | P >0.05 |
| Leptin (Ng/ml) | 39.98 ± 4.75 | 40.12 ± 3.64 |
0.51 | P >0.05 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 5.66± 1.45 | 5.87 ± 1.33 | 0.63 | P >0.05 |
| IL-2 (pg/mL) | 7.72 ± 2.24 | 7.93 ± 2.06 | 0.42 | P >0.05 |
| IL-4(pg/mL) | 5.21± 1.63 | 5.35 ± 1.41 | 0.64 | P >0.05 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 8.67 ± 2.01 | 8.82 ± 2.13 | 0.53 | P >0.05 |
BMD: Bone marrow density; HDL-c: High density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-c: Low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: Triglyceride ; BMI: Body Mass index; TNF- α = tumor necrosis factor - alpha; IL-2 : Interleukin-2; IL-4 : Interleukin-4; IL-6 : Interleukin-6.