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. 2018 Aug 29;8(3):479–487. doi: 10.15171/apb.2018.056

Table 2. The effects of OEA supplementation on the inflammatory biomarkers and oxidative stress in obese people (n=56) .

Variables OEA group (n=27) Placebo group (n=29) Mean Diff (95% CI)
P a
IL-6 (pm/mL)
Before 6.51 (0.95) 6.43 (0.64) 0.853 (0.447-1.258)
<0.001
After 5.99 (0.72) 6.77 (0.78)
TNF-α (pm/mL)
Before 6.44 (3.19) 5.86 (1.85) 2.127 (0.935-3.319)
0.001
After 4.20 (2.09) 6.21 (2.20)
hs-CRP (pm/mL)
Before 7.04 (3.12) 7.28 (2.23) 1.590 (-0.242-3.422)
0.087
After 5.56 (2.16) 7.97 (2.41)
MDA (µmol/L)
Before 1.79 (0.49) 1.72 (0.30) 0.108 (-0.085-0.300)
0.267
After 1.70 (0.33) 1.76 (0.41)
TAS (mmol/L)
Before 1.56 (0.37) 1.52 (0.37) 0.093 (-0.210-0.025)
0.119
After 1.63 (0.32) 1.53 (0.34)

Data were presented as Mean (SD)

a Mean Diff (95% CI)P for ANCOVA test (Adjusting on Baseline values, age, gender, education, and occupation variables)