Table 2:
Mean value and significance of immune and systemic inflammation markers in group (A) before and after the study.
| Mean + SD | t-value | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.72 ± 2.78 | 27.86 ± 2.42* | 6.83 | 0.004 |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | 11.97 ± 2.42 | 10.11 ± 1.93* | 5. | 0.016 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 4.78 ± 1.31 | 2.96 ± 1.12* | 5.24 | 0.008 |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 16.52 ± 2.64 | 13.14 ± 2.15* | 6.53 | 0.002 |
| CD4 count (109/L) | 1.32 ± 0.53 | 1.73 ± 0.64* | 4.12 | 0.017 |
| CD8 count (109/L) | 0.61 ± 0.28 | 0.85 ± 0.39* | 4.84 | 0.013 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor - alpha; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IL-8: Interleukin-8; (*) indicates a significant difference, P < 0.05.