Table 2. The participants' baseline characteristics.
| Factor | Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 52) | Sunflower oil (n = 27) | Flaxseed oil (n = 25) | p value* | |
| Age (yr) | 46.57 ± 5.44 | 46.11 ± 4.76 | 47.03 ± 6.11 | 0.546 |
| Sex (M/F) | 27/25 | 14/12 | 13/13 | 0.786 |
| Weight (kg) | 80.24 ± 10.46 | 81.20 ± 11.31 | 79.28 ± 9.68 | 0.514 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 9.30 ± 1.03 | 9.22 ± 0.92 | 9.37 ± 1.15 | 0.621 |
| TAC (pg/mL) | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.24 ± 0.03 | 0.23 ± 0.03 | 0.440 |
| PT (sec) | 13.85 ± 3.01 | 13.44 ± 0.95 | 14.27 ± 4.16 | 0.328 |
| PTT (sec) | 37.62 ± 7.61 | 38.58 ± 8.75 | 36.65 ± 6.31 | 0.368 |
| INR | 1.08 ± 0.24 | 1.08 ± 0.15 | 1.09 ± 0.31 | 0.867 |
Data have been presented as mean ± standard deviation.
IL-6, interleukin 6; TAC, total antioxidant capacity; PT, prothrombin time; PTT, partial thromboplastin time; INR, international normalized ratio.
*The p value was obtained from Independent samples t-test.