Table 5.

Other parameters

	Pre	Post	P-value
hs-CRP (mg/L)	4.91 ± 3.21	2.86 ± 1.55	0.040*
IGF-1 (ng/mL)	157.5 ± 31.94	210.3 ± 51.84	0.006*
UA (umol/L)	418.2 ± 76.75	407.7 ± 122.6	0.656
AST (U/L)	25.50 (15.75–38.00)	18.00 (16.00–31.00)	0.113
ALT (U/L)	47.67 ± 37.95	32.58 ± 26.11	0.027*

hs-CRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IGF-1: insulin-like growth factor 1; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; UA: uric acid

The comparison across timepoints has been assessed using Paired t test and Wilcoxon test

Results are expressed as mean ± SD or median (25th–75th percentile)

^*P < 0.05