Table 4:
Mean value and significance of immune and systemic inflammation markers in group (A) and group (B) after the study.
| Mean + SD | t-value | Significance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | |||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 27.86 ± 2.42* | 32.75 ± 2.83 | 6.71 | 0.013 |
| TNF- α (pg/mL) | 10.11 ± 1.93* | 11.73 ± 2.24 | 5.93 | 0.018 |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | 2.96 ± 1.12* | 4.85 ± 1.31 | 4.55 | 0.009 |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 13.14 ± 2.15* | 16.71 ± 2.88 | 5.76 | 0.006 |
| CD4 count (109/L) | 1.73 ± 0.64* | 1.32 ± 0.51 | 4.74 | 0.015 |
| CD8 count (109/L) | 0.85 ± 0.39* | 0.61 ± 0.23 | 4.65 | 0.024 |
BMI: Body Mass Index; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor - alpha; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IL-8: Interleukin-8; (*) indicates a significant difference between the two groups, P < 0.05.