Table 3.

Comparison between mean malondialdehyde, thiol groups and total antioxidant capacity at baseline and at the end of the study in silymarin and placebo groups

Variables	Day	Silymarin	Placebo	P-value
MDA	Baseline	0.76 ±0.72	0.76 ±0.95	0.80
	Day 14	0.54 ±0.10	0.58 ±0.008	0.051
	P-value	< 0.001	< 0.001
Thiol	Baseline	385.91 ±157.37	379.80 ±17.44	0.08
	Day 14	416.01 ±17.82	365.15 ±17.52	< 0.001
	P-value	< 0.001	< 0.001
TAC	Baseline	798.92 ±17.13	802.96 ±13.61	0.21
	Day 14	878.78 ±27.84	802.83 ±14.58	< 0.001
	P-value	< 0.001	0.9

MDA – malondialdehyde, TAC – total antioxidant capacity