Table 1.
Physiological and biochemical indices at the beginning of the study.
| Indices | Experiment n = 64 | Control n = 78 | p a | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. b | Mean | s.d. | ||
| Age (years) | 62.9 | 12.1 | 59.3 | 11.9 | 0.083 |
| Height (cm) | 163.5 | 6.4 | 159.7 | 20.5 | 0.153 |
| Weight (kg) | 69.7 | 14.1 | 69.8 | 16.6 | 0.803 |
| FG (mg/dL) | 136.8 | 64.0 | 123.4 | 42.6 | 0.138 |
| Insulin (mU/mL) | 14.8 | 17.7 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 0.956 |
| HbA1c (%) | 7.8 | 1.4 | 7.5 | 1.2 | 0.187 |
| Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 5.7 | 0.323 |
| AST (U/L) | 29.0 | 13.7 | 27.0 | 17.6 | 0.462 |
| ALT (U/L) | 29.7 | 19.8 | 26.8 | 12.8 | 0.288 |
a significance level at p ≤ 0.05; b s.d., standard deviation; FG, fasting glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin levels; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase.