Table 4.

Comparisons of outcome between groups in blood biomarker at baseline and 12 weeks.

Blood Biomarker	Control Groupleft (n = 32)		MCEP Groupleft (n = 32)		Group × Time #
	Baseline	12-Weeks	Baseline	12-Weeks	p
IL-6	11.93 ± 17.56	11.04 ± 8.93	10.15 ± 6.25	8.16 ± 8.58 †	0.005
CRP	3.97± 5.82	4.60 ± 6.91	3.83 ± 5.13	2.49 ± 4.46 †	0.022

All data are expressed as means ± SD; # Analysis of two-way repeated-measures ANOVA. ^† = Significant difference between baseline and post-intervention at p < 0.05.