Table 2.
Biochemical blood parameters.
| Parameters | Before | After 6 months | After 12 months | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 99.14 ± 3.90 (N = 44) |
86.52 ± 3.61 (N = 44) |
94.50 ± 5.22 (N = 42) |
*,# |
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | 80.14 ± 5.41 (N = 44) |
82.07 ± 4.06 (N = 44) |
75.60 ± 3.53 (N = 42) |
∆ |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 139.61 ± 10.44 (N = 33) |
110.82 ± 5.50 (N = 44) |
105.24 ± 7.22 (N = 42) |
*,# |
| Cholesterol (mg/dl) | 190.12 ± 7.11 (N = 33) |
180.27 ± 6.26 (N = 44) | 178.93 ± 6.73 (N = 42) |
*,# |
| LDL (mg/dl) | 114.15 ± 6.84 (N = 33) |
105.93 ± 5.75 (N = 44) |
97.67 ± 6.09 (N = 42) |
*,#,∆ |
| HDL (mg/dl) | 48.12 ± 9.86 (N = 33) |
52.23 ± 1.56 (N = 44) |
59.62 ± 2.07 (N = 42) |
#,∆ |
| CRP (mg/dl) | 1.18 ± 0.18 (N = 45) |
0.59 ± 0.09 (N = 44) |
0.54 ± 0.11 (N = 42) |
*,#,∆ |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.94 ± 0.18 (N = 36) |
5.42 ± 0.08 (N = 45) |
5.45 ± 0.11 (N = 42) |
*,# |
LDL: low density lipoprotein, HDL: high density lipoprotein, CRP: C-reactive protein and HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin *p ≤ 0.05 Before vs. After 6 months, #p ≤ 0.05 Before vs. After 12 months and ∆p ≤ 0.05 After 6 months vs. After 12 months.