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. 2020 Jan 15;20:9. doi: 10.1186/s12906-019-2789-9

Table 4.

One Month Study Blood Chemistry Group ANOVA Tests, separately by Sex

Sodium
 Females F = 2.13; df 3, 18; p = .13
 Males F = 11.79, df 3, 20; p < .001
Measure Mean (sd)
Control 2014 HP 2016 HP 2016 Butanolic HP
Female – Sodium (mEq/L) 141.33 (3.08) 144.00 (1.58) 141.60 (1.52) 143.67 (2.07)
Male – Sodium (mEq/L) 142.67 (1.37) 142.50 (1.76) 139.33 (1.03)** 139.83 (0.41)**
Potassium
 Females F = 15.69; df 3, 18; p < .001
 Males F = 125.07, df 3, 20; p < .001
Measure Mean (sd)
Control 2014 HP 2016 HP 2016 Butanolic HP
Female – Potassium (mEq/L) 4.85 (0.44) 4.82 (0.33) 6.36 (0.35) ** 5.17 (0.48)
Male – Potassium (mEq/L) 4.78 (0.32) 6.37 (0.29) ** 7.43 (0.34) ** 7.90 (0.24) **
Phosphorus
 Females F = 5.40; df 3, 18; p = .01
 Males F = 1.68, df 3, 20; p = .20
Measure Mean (sd)
Control 2014 HP 2016 HP 2016 Butanolic HP
Female – Phosphorus (mEq/L) 6.55 (0.50) 7.38 (0.65) 8.18 (0.64) ** 7.70 (0.92) **
Male – Phosphorus (mEq/L) 7.53 (0.31) 8.03 (0.55) 7.62 (0.45) 7.65 (0.32)

**HP group(s) was significantly (p < .05) different from Control Group