Table 3.

Comparisons of blood variables at baseline and 12 weeks, after age adjustment.

Variable	Groups	Baseline	12 Weeks	F-Values	Group × Time Interaction p-Values
Creatine kinase (U/L)	Placebo group	104.2 ± 26.6	100.1 ± 36.6	0.021	0.885
	SC group	89.0 ± 35.9	86.8 ± 36.5
Lactate dehydrogenase (U/L)	Placebo group	390.1 ± 62.2	396.8 ± 50.8	0.106	0.747
	SC group	400.0 ± 88.1	415.3 ± 103.5
Pyruvate (mg/dL)	Placebo group	0.62 ± 0.2	0.81 ± 0.2	0.133	0.717
	SC group	0.60 ± 0.2	0.74 ± 0.2

Values are means ± SD; SC: Schisandra chinesis.