Table 2.
Percentage of median change from baseline for anthropometric measures, lipid profile, insulin resistance markers, and inflammatory profile for each dietary arm.
| Changes from Baseline | ARM A Healthy Diet (HD) n = 31 |
p | ARM B HD + De Simone Formulation (Probiotics) n = 31 |
p | ARM C HD + Monoterpene AISA 5203-L n = 30 |
p | ARM D HD + Native® Argan Oil n = 33 |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric measures | ||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | −1.1% | 0.005 | −0.7% | 0.012 | −0.2% | 0.028 | 0.0% | 0.400 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | −0.9% | 0.112 | 0.0% | 0.190 | 0.0% | 0.449 | 0.0% | 0.602 |
| Body fat mass proportion (%) | +0.4% | 0.295 | +0.4% | 0.223 | −0.1% | 0.667 | +0.4% | 0.190 |
| Lipid profile | ||||||||
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | −2.7% | 0.002 | −3.4% | 0.120 | +1.7% | 0.936 | −1.75% | 0.401 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | −5.6% | 0.383 | −2.7% | 0.739 | +10.0% | 0.218 | −4.6% | 0.372 |
| Insulin resistance markers | ||||||||
| Glucose (mg/dL) | −2.1% | 0.029 | 0.0% | 0.682 | −4.3% | 0.005 | −0.9% | 0.147 |
| Insulin (microU/mL) | −1.0% | 0.264 | −2.8% | 0.111 | −20.4% | 0.039 | −1.7% | 0.597 |
| HOMA-IR Index | −17.1% | 0.126 | −7.9% | 0.262 | −23.1% | 0.023 | −2.9% | 0.526 |
| Inflammatory profile | ||||||||
| WBC (103/mmc) | −2.5% | 0.347 | 0.5% | 0.313 | −1.9% | 0.210 | −1.8% | 0.191 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | −7.7% | 0.688 | 0.0% | 0.712 | −7.1% | 0.313 | 0.0% | 0.757 |
| ESR (mm/hr) | −32.8% | 0.023 | −28.6% | 0.046 | −46.5% | 0.021 | −35.3% | 0.011 |
| Fibrinogen (mg/dL) | +6.4% | 0.456 | −1.4% | 0.532 | −7.0% | 0.082 | +2.9% | 0.137 |
| IL−6 (pg/mL) | +18.2% | 0.127 | +15.9% | 0.073 | −16.1% | 0.217 | −3.7% | 0.636 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 0.0% | 0.322 | 0.0% | 0.225 | 0.0% | 0.765 | 0.0% | 0.614 |
BMI (Body Mass Index); HOMA-IR (Homeostatic Assay for Insulin-Resistance); WBC (white blood cell count); hsCRP(high-sensitivity CRP); ESR (erythrocyte sedimentation rate); TNF-α (Tumor Necrosis Factor). Changes between baseline and end of intervention were analyzed with paired Wilcoxon test.