Table 4.

Glycemia, blood pressure and lipid profile before and after treatment

	PASET group			Control group
	Before treatment	After treatment	p value	Before treatment	After treatment	p value
Diastolic pressure (mmHg)	78.00 (74.00, 95.75)	77.00** (70.00, 87.00)	0.004	75.50 (68.75, 77.75)	75.00 (71.25, 80.50)	0.294
Systolic pressure (mmHg)	117.50 (109.75, 141.50)	112.50** (108.00, 132.50)	0.005	107.50 (103.75, 120.00)	106.50 (104.25, 121.25)	0.803
Glucose (mmol/L)	5.33 (4.09, 6.43)	5.23 (4.95, 5.85)	0.796	5.25 (4.93, 5.66)	5.21 (4.96, 5.68)	0.270
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	2.48 (1.31, 4.40)	2.24 (1.01, 4.18)	0.535	1.78 (1.12, 2.60)	1.74 (1.17, 2.45)	0.208
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	5.19 (5.12, 5.97)	5.25 (4.94, 6.22)	0.070	4.75 (4.36, 5.50)	5.03 (4.50, 5.80)	0.683
High-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	1.12 (1.08, 1.32)	1.35** (1.00, 1.39)	0.008	1.27 (1.02, 1.50)	1.31 (1.03, 1.50)	0.972
Low-density lipoprotein (mmol/L)	3.38 (2.83, 4.15)	2.84* (2.50, 3.91)	0.049	3.02 (2.61, 3.67)	3.26 (3.03, 3.70)	0.172
Uric acid (μmol/L)	409.00 (317.00, 495.75)	326.00* (291.75, 517.75)	0.038	430.00 (341.75, 531.00)	393.00 (313.50, 474.00)	0.096

Statistical significant difference between before and after treatment in each group (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01)