Table 3. Effect of garlic supplementation on biochemical parameters.
Parameters | Garlic level | p-value | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% | ||
Serum glucose (mmol/l | 247.20 ±8.62 | 242.00 ±6.82 | 246.00 ± 1.09 | 243.20 ± 2.78 | NS |
ALT (U/ml) | 25.29a ± 0.74 | 25.02ab ± 0.39 | 22.27c ± 0.55 | 24.32ab ± 0.31 | * |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 164.01a±2.66 | 145.48b ± 6.65 | 109.89c ± 2.25 | 108.48c ± 2.23 | ** |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 102.74a±2.91 | 80.84b ± 2.18 | 52.74c ± 2.76 | 49.43c ± 3.11 | ** |
HDL (mg/dl) | 46.42a ± 3.99 | 56.47ab ± 10.36 | 81.02c ± 3.57 | 82.13c ± 3.46 | ** |
LDL (mg/dl) | 95.85a ± 4.88 | 60.59b ± 7.59 | 17.27c ± 3.85 | 15.21c ± 4.31 | ** |
a,b,c Mean ± SE. Means with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (p < 0.05).