Table 4.
Fasting blood parameters
| Unit | PRE | POST | Reference range | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose and lipids | |||||
| Glucose | mg/dl | 91.4 ± 7.3 | 88.7 ± 5.3 | 74–106 | 0.009 |
| TG | mg/dl | 64 (38–212) | 62 (39–172) | <150 | 0.089 |
| HDL-C | mg/dl | 71.3 ± 14.3 | 73.6 ± 15.6 | >40 | 0.088 |
| LDL-C | mg/dl | 110.9 ± 31.3 | 122.8 ± 33.6 | <160 | 0.001 |
| TC | mg/dl | 186.5 ± 34.7 | 195.3 ± 34.7 | <200 | 0.019 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 1.47 (0.50–3.62) | 1.58 (0.56–2.92) | <4.5 | 0.084 | |
| TG/HDL-C | 0.89 (0.43–4.24) | 0.76 (0.48–3.37) | <2 | 0.039 | |
| Hormones | |||||
| TSH | μU/ml | 1.81 (0.01–7.26) | 1.87 (0.15–10.29) | 0.27–4.20 | 0.202 |
| fT3 | pmol/l | 4.91 (3.84–10.87) | 4.11 (2.91–8.80) | 3.4–6.8 | <0.001 |
| fT4 | pmol/l | 15.7 (11.9–37.1) | 16.4 (12.6–36.2) | 10.6–22.7 | 0.008 |
| Insulin | pmol/l | 55.3 ± 23.7 | 43.0 ± 19.7 | 18–173 | 0.001 |
| IGF-1 | ng/ml | 175 (52–427) | 140 (31–337) | 72–457 | <0.001 |
| Liver and kidney parameters | |||||
| CRP | mg/l | 0 (0–11) | 0 (0–21) | <5 | 0.327 |
| Albumin | g/dl | 4.51 ± 0.24 | 4.55 ± 0.24 | 3.5–5.2 | 0.215 |
| GOT | U/l | 21 (12–43) | 23 (12–51) | 10–50 | 0.410 |
| GPT | U/l | 19 (12–37) | 22 (12–57) | 10–50 | 0.012 |
| Alkaline Phosphatase | U/l | 56.3 ± 17.0 | 52.1 ± 15.3 | 35–130 | 0.001 |
| Total bilirubin | mg/dl | 0.5 (0.2–2.2) | 0.4 (0.2–1.4) | <0.9–1.4 | 0.088 |
| Creatinine | mg/dl | 0.89 ± 0.13 | 0.88 ± 0.15 | 0.51–1.17 | 0.185 |
| Urea | mg/dl | 30.3 ± 8.8 | 34.9 ± 9.3 | 12.8–42.8 | <0.001 |
| Uric acid | mg/dl | 4.1 (2.9–7.0) | 4.5 (2.3–8.1) | 2.4–7 | 0.001 |
| Micronutrients | |||||
| Potassium | mmol/l | 4.4 (3.6–5.4) | 4.3 (3.8–5.2) | 3.5–5.1 | 0.180 |
| Calcium | mg/dl | 2.34 ± 0.08 | 2.33 ± 0.07 | 2.15–2.50 | 0.411 |
| Magnesium | mmol/l | 0.82 ± 0.05 | 0.82 ± 0.06 | 0.66–1.07 | 0.721 |
| Iron | μg/dl | 100.9 ± 50.0 | 77.3 ± 32.2 | 37–158 | 0.002 |
| Folic acid | ng/ml | 7.81 ± 3.32 | 10.04 ± 3.92 | 4.6–18.7 | <0.001 |
| Blood count | |||||
| Leucocytes | 103/μl | 5.73 (3.44–11.07) | 5.66 (2.90–11.58) | 3.9–10.4 | 0.457 |
| Thrombocytes | 103/μl | 255.8 ± 52.8 | 240.6 ± 53.4 | 146–391 | 0.002 |
| Erythrocytes | 106/μl | 4.66 ± 0.32 | 4.72 ± 0.31 | 4.0–5.8 | 0.056 |
| Haemoglobin | g/dl | 13.9 ± 1.0 | 14.1 ± 0.9 | 11.6–17.6 | 0.068 |
| Haematocrit | % | 40.3 ± 2.7 | 40.7 ± 2.6 | 34.6–50.6 | 0.163 |
| MCH | pg | 29.8 ± 1.1 | 29.8 ± 1.1 | 27–34 | 0.415 |
| MCHC | g/dl | 34.4 (32.5–37.1) | 34.4 (32.7–36.0) | 31.5–36.3 | 0.333 |
| MCV | 10−9μl | 86.7 ± 3.4 | 86.3 ± 3.4 | 81–100 | 0.061 |
Abbreviations: CRP C-reactive protein, C cholesterol, GOT glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, GPT glutamic-pyruvic transaminase, HDL high-density lipoprotein, IGF-1 insulin-like growth factor 1, LDL low-density lipoprotein, MCH mean corpuscular haemoglobin, MCHC mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, MCV mean corpuscular volume, fT3 free triiodothyronine, fT4 free thyroxine, TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone