Table 4.
Test Group | Within Group Analysis of Test Group | Placebo | P➔T ** Crossover Group | Within Group Analysis | ||||||
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Placebo | P➔T ** Crossover Group | |||||||||
Day 0 | Day 30 | Day 60 | Day 0–30 | Day 0–60 | Day 0 | Day 30 | Day 60 | Day 0–30 | Day 30–60 | |
Mean + SE | Mean + SE | Mean + SE | p-Value # | p-Value # | Mean + SE | Mean + SE | Mean + SE | p-Value # | p-Value # | |
Red Blood Cell | 4.46 ± 0.08 | 4.58 ± 0.10 | 4.49 ± 0.08 | 0.244 | 0.755 | 4.52 ± 0.07 | 4.56 ± 0.05 | 4.55 ± 0.10 | 0.587 | 0.931 |
(1012/L) | ||||||||||
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 12.98 ± 0.27 | 13.04 ± 0.29 | 13.00 ± 0.22 | 0.792 | 0.946 | 12.62 ± 0.32 | 12.38 ± 0.20 | 12.49 ± 0.22 | 0.446 | 0.567 |
Hematocrit (%) | 44.00 ± 0.85 | 42.18 ± 1.02 | 41.34 ± 1.05 | 0.078 | 0.021 | 40.92 ± 1.02 | 40.78 ± 0.86 | 41.76 ± 0.84 | 0.871 | 0.432 |
Platelet count (109/L) | 248.42 ± 19.20 | 286.92 ± 21.33 | 299.25 ± 18.36 | 0.017 | 0.009 | 226.08 ± 12.12 | 288.08 ± 14.95 | 301.75 ± 16.56 | 0.006 | 0.511 |
Neutrophil count (cells/mm3) | 3611.73 ± 92.30 | 3930.02 ± 73.19 | 4089.26 ± 126.28 | 0.001 | <0.001 | 3658.69 ± 138.22 | 3624.15 ± 107.61 | 3561.05 ± 118.30 | 0.772 | 0.716 |
Eosinophil count (cells/mm3) | 149.72 ± 6.01 | 150.10 ± 5.97 | 155.05 ± 4.84 | 0.945 | 0.241 | 142.69 ± 5.13 | 141.24 ± 4.11 | 142.16 ± 5.29 | 0.846 | 0.859 |
Basophil count | 55.46 ± 5.84 | 61.42 ± 6.14 | 55.67 ± 5.32 | 0.358 | 0.969 | 57.58 ± 5.84 | 56.38 ± 4.76 | 58.09 ± 5.69 | 0.894 | 0.826 |
(cells/mm3) | ||||||||||
Monocyte count (cells/mm3) | 459.25 ± 15.58 | 457.76 ± 16.11 | 495.37 ± 14.70 | 0.899 | 0.033 | 464.19 ± 17.59 | 442.73 ± 14.28 | 459.03 ± 18.53 | 0.267 | 0.532 |
Leukocytes | 5706.67 ± 126.82 | 5875.81 ± 128.18 | 6095.51 ± 140.05 | <0.001 | <0.001 | 5701.67 ± 138.70 | 5630.00 ± 115.13 | 5496.67 ± 162.25 | 0.087 | 0.529 |
(cells/mm3) | ||||||||||
Lymphocytes | 1830.45 ± 130.18 | 2297.50 ± 152.05 | 2656.51 ± 210.26 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 1711.42 ± 46.66 | 1131.61 ± 95.09 | 1644.33 ± 132.33 | <0.001 | 0.008 |
(cells/mm3) | ||||||||||
Total Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 184.17 ± 7.83 | 180.67 ± 8.37 | 171.67 ± 6.88 | 0.561 | 0.172 | 186.83 ± 3.95 | 168.25 ± 4.11 | 172.17 ± 4.39 | 0.009 | 0.424 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 156.75 ± 5.89 | 154.68 ± 5.56 | 150.83 ± 5.77 | 0.529 | 0.267 | 161.00 ± 5.66 | 151.62 ± 3.59 | 152.33 ± 4.74 | 0.077 | 0.661 |
LDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 72.00 ± 3.08 | 67.58 ± 3.34 | 63.33 ± 3.31 | 0.183 | 0.013 | 71.75 ± 3.08 | 67.50 ± 2.66 | 67.28 ± 1.70 | 0.035 | 0.096 |
VLDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 32.67 ± 1.32 | 32.00 ± 1.84 | 32.36 ± 2.38 | 0.627 | 0.883 | 29.25 ± 1.42 | 30.28 ± 1.50 | 27.87 ± 1.52 | 0.599 | 0.044 |
HDL Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 32.17 ± 0.84 | 33.03 ± 0.71 | 31.08 ± 1.16 | 0.308 | 0.469 | 34.42 ± 4.04 | 33.03 ± 0.73 | 32.25 ± 0.66 | 0.769 | 0.334 |
SGOT (U/L) | 22.28 ± 1.35 | 26.25 ± 1.83 | 26.08 ± 1.07 | 0.076 | 0.021 | 24.00 ± 1.31 | 27.30 ± 1.52 | 26.98 ± 1.27 | 0.079 | 0.647 |
SGPT (U/L) | 46.20 ± 3.00 | 51.71 ± 2.43 | 52.94 ± 2.70 | 0.115 | 0.067 | 48.60 ± 3.82 | 52.15 ± 3.27 | 51.33 ± 2.55 | 0.382 | 0.711 |
Blood Urea (mg/dL) | 15.32 ± 0.67 | 15.02 ± 0.69 | 14.42 ± 0.48 | 0.499 | 0.192 | 14.58 ± 0.87 | 14.83 ± 0.54 | 14.95 ± 0.72 | 0.799 | 0.792 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.73 ± 0.03 | 0.56 ± 0.06 | 0.57 ± 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.007 | 0.72 ± 0.02 | 0.66 ± 0.06 | 0.68 ± 0.07 | 0.408 | 0.634 |
Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/dL) | 88.17 ± 2.55 | 88.25 ± 2.55 | 88.62 ± 2.71 | 0.984 | 0.907 | 90.67 ± 2.60 | 90.37 ± 2.04 | 89.19 ± 2.21 | 0.914 | 0.561 |
Systolic Blood Pressure (mm/Hg) | 127.08 ± 0.96 | 126.50 ± 0.89 | 126.92 ± 0.75 | 0.669 | 0.845 | 128.25 ± 1.56 | 127.75 ± 1.02 | 126.92 ± 0.84 | 0.784 | 0.372 |
Diastolic Blood Pressure (mm/Hg) | 84.42 ± 1.18 | 84.67 ± 0.88 | 85.33 ± 1.09 | 0.891 | 0.613 | 83.92 ± 1.50 | 85.67 ± 0.87 | 85.50 ± 1.00 | 0.358 | 0.883 |
Pulse rate (beats/min) | 74.25 ± 1.90 | 71.75 ± 1.15 | 73.42 ± 1.29 | 0.106 | 0.493 | 75.58 ± 1.11 | 74.83 ± 1.05 | 72.42 ± 0.82 | 0.529 | 0.092 |
Temperature (°C) | 36.74 ± 0.11 | 36.63 ± 0.09 | 36.53 ± 0.09 | 0.463 | 0.138 | 36.79 ± 0.13 | 36.64 ± 0.12 | 36.41 ± 0.07 | 0.523 | 0.14 |
# Within group significance using the t-test (equal variances). ** Placebo group crossed over to the test group in the extension study period.