TABLE 1.
Analytical parameters: initial values (Day 0), final values (Day 7), and variation between these values.
| Blood parameters | Initial value Day 0 Median (IQR) |
Final value Day 7 Median (IQR) |
Variation (differences) Median (IQR) |
| Gamma-glutamyltransferase (μkat/L) | 3.14 (1.92) | 2.93 (5.00) | −0.11 (2.04) |
| Alkaline phosphatase (μkat/L) | 1.96 (0.99) | 2.30 (1.49) | −0.16 (1.36) |
| Alanine aminotransferase (μkat/L) | 0.43 (0.57) | 0.29 (1.14) | −0.11 (0.37) |
| Bilirubin (μmol/L) | 7.00 (3.50) | 6.00 (4.50) | −1.00 (4.00) |
| Phytosterols (μg/ml) | 21.30 (10.40) | 19.80 (7.00) | −3.40 (4.85) |
| Sitosterol (μg/ml) | 12.60 (4.95) | 9.44 (7.52) | −3.76 (4.56) |
| Lanosterol (μg/ml) | 1.08 (0.51) | 0.53 (1.52) | −0.55 (0.27) |
| Campesterol (μg/ml) | 2.14 (1.19) | 1.94 (0.41) | −0.30 (0.74) |
| Stigmasterol (μg/ml) | 0.74 (0.51) | 0.54 (0.49) | −0.17 (0.47) |
| C reactive protein (mg/L) | 99.1 (107.70) | 60.80 (91.70) | −41.20 (63.95) |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 39.00 (66.45) | 30.80 (30.2) | −5.80 (25.25) |
| IL-10 (pg/ml) | 1.06 (1.27) | 1.58 (2.01) | 0.00 (1.52) |
| Tumor necrosis factor-α (pg/ml) | 17.25 (4.90 | 14.70 (5.6) | 0.00 (2.31) |
IQR, interquartile rank.