Table 7.
TC, TG, LDL-C, FBG, FINS, HOMA-IRI, TNF-α, IL-6, IL-1, levels of the 2 groups.
| Item | Experimental group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Posttreatment | Baseline | Posttreatment | |
| FBG (mmol·L−1) | 5.81 ± 0.67 | 4.97 ± 0.43*# | 5.78 ± 0.64 | 5.34 ± 0.48* |
| FINS (mU·L−1) | 12.69 ± 2.34 | 8.34 ± 1.67*# | 12.14 ± 2.21 | 10.05 ± 1.73* |
| HOMA-IRI | 3.27 ± 0.51 | 1.85 ± 0.33*# | 3.12 ± 0.47 | 2.37 ± 0.40* |
| TC (mmol·L−1) | 5.28 ± 0.78 | 4.23 ± 0.54*# | 5.16 ± 0.87 | 4.63 ± 0.54* |
| TG (mmol·L−1) | 2.41 ± 0.81 | 1.66 ± 0.52*# | 2.55 ± 0.54 | 2.01 ± 0.66* |
| LDL-C (mmol·L−1) | 3.78 ± 0.31 | 3.22 ± 0.28*# | 3.75 ± 0.33 | 3.32 ± 0.29* |
| TNF-α (ng·L−1) | 32.78 ± 4.43 | 17.29 ± 2.38*# | 33.16 ± 4.57 | 20.58 ± 2.69* |
| IL-6 (ng·L−1) | 31.07 ± 4.36 | 17.53 ± 2.19*# | 30.95 ± 4.47 | 21.19 ± 2.82* |
| IL-1 (ng·L−1) | 28.12 ± 4.24 | 15.36 ± 2.25*# | 27.74 ± 4.13 | 18.27 ± 2.50* |
FBG = fasting blood glucose, FINS = fasting insulin, HOMA-IRI = homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance index, IL-6 = interleukin-6, IL-1 = interleukin 1, LDL-C = low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC = total cholesterol, TG = triglycerides, TNF-α = tumor necrosis factor-alpha.
P < .01, compared with baseline.
#P < .01, compared with the control group after treatment.