Table 6.

Blood markers of the SGE and placebo groups measured at 0 and 12 weeks

	Placebo group (n = 40)			SGE group (n = 40)			p valueb
	0 weeks	12 weeks	p valuea	0 weeks	12 weeks	p valuea
TC (mg/dL)	190.78 ± 31.45	196.00 ± 34.51	0.304	184.40 ± 25.14	180.75 ± 27.35	0.584	0.254
TG (mg/dL)	103.05 ± 45.10	113.19 ± 72.30	0.418	105.43 ± 59.55	110.78 ± 69.82	0.570	0.871
LDL-C (mg/dL)	111.93 ± 27.54	115.67 ± 28.71	0.351	106.15 ± 23.56	103.50 ± 22.75	0.648	0.281
HDL-C (mg/dL)	58.20 ± 12.23	58.28 ± 13.75	0.978	57.10 ± 11.91	55.14 ± 9.51	0.371	0.504
Adiponectin (μg/mL)	8.49 ± 2.65	8.18 ± 2.87	0.458	8.41 ± 3.12	7.46 ± 2.69	0.034	0.173
Leptin (ng/mL)	30.23 ± 10.77	36.81 ± 12.89	0.002	31.08 ± 14.33	30.52 ± 15.14	0.939	0.053

Values are presented as mean ± SD

TC total cholesterol, TG triglycerides, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol

^aAnalyzed by a linear mixed model (differences within a group)

^bAnalyzed by a linear mixed model (differences between groups)