Table 3. Comparison of biochemical profiles.

*Paired t-test; **Wilcoxon signed-rank test

SD: standard deviation; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin

Parameters	Baseline (mean ± SD)	Post-treatment (mean ± SD)	Mean difference	P-value
HbA1c (%)	8.19 ± 0.93	7.50 ± 0.89	0.69	0.000*
Fasting blood sugar (mg/dL)	167.10 ± 48.21	134.21 ± 49.77	32.88	0.000**
Post-prandial blood sugar (mg/dL)	308.40 ± 102.94	243.57 ± 86.93	64.83	0.000**
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/mL)	61.21 ± 30.66	50.48 ± 50.54	10.74	0.000**
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/mL)	47.38 ± 20.22	42.15 ± 16.01	5.23	0.004**
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (IU/mL)	136.93 ± 73.19	130.68 ± 70.11	6.25	0.000**
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	196.05 ± 93.31	172.37 ± 94.59	23.68	0.048**