Table 2.
Effect of intervention within the groups.
| Yogurt (n = 30) | Yogurt + Job's tears (n = 30) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | p | Pre | Post | p | |
| Weight (kg) | 64.7 ± 9.9 | 63.6 ± 9.3 | ≤0.001 | 65.9 ± 10.2 | 64.6 ± 9.5 | ≤0.001 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 2.7 | 24.5 ± 2.6 | 0.004 | 26.4 ± 4.6 | 25.8 ± 4.4 | 0.002 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 178.8 ± 26.7 | 173.1 ± 21.0 | 0.015 | 183.2 ± 25.8 | 173.7 ± 23.8 | ≤0.001 |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 132.8 ± 27.2 | 126.0 ± 21.7 | 0.004 | 137.1 ± 26.2 | 125.7 ± 24.1 | ≤0.001 |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 45.0 (40–49) | 47.1 (37–56) | 0.015∗ | 45.0 (42–50) | 48.0 (42–58) | 0.002∗ |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 126.5 (43–285) | 178.0 (90–296) | 0.001∗ | 125.5 (41–305) | 184.5 (105–270) | 0.022∗ |
| Plasma GA (%) | 19.3 (11.3–33.1) | 18.5 (11–30.8) | 0.356∗ | 13.6 (10.7–49) | 13.0 (10.8–51.8) | 0.22∗ |
∗ Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; GA, glycated albumin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.