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Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the studied groups.

Parameters	Aloe ferox (n = 20)	Placebo (n = 20)	P value
Actual age (yr)^∗	60.40 ± 7.11	60.40 ± 6.93	.999
Gender (M)^†	8 (40%)	7 (35%)	.715
BMI (kg/m²)^∗	34.45 ± 3.95	34.19 ± 3.66	.831
AC (cm)^∗	114.72 ± 10.04	109.70 ± 10.55	.131
TC (mg %)^∗	174.10 ± 39.47	193.50 ± 38.22	.122
HDLc (mg %)^∗	44.48 ± 8.68	45.84 ± 6.47	.578
LDLc (mg %)^∗	96.93 ± 35.98	118.42 ± 35.44	.064
TG (mg %)^∗	163.45 ± 77.68	146.18 ± 53.23	.417
Fasting glycemia (mg%)	103.4 ± 5.88	102.80 ± 5.28	.736
Uric acid (mg%)	6.11 ± 1.65	6.26 ± 1.13	.734
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	136.00 ± 17.51	139.75 ± 23.08	.566
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	80.50 ± 10.50	81.75 ± 13.00	.739

^∗

Continuous variables (with gaussian distribution) are indicated by their mean (± st.dev.).

^†

Categorical variables are presented by percentage (absolute frequency) in the sample.

AC = abdominal circumference, BMI = body mass index, HDLc = high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDLc = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides.