Table 4

Changes in biochemical determinations between the beginning and the end of the study.

Baseline

Final

p

Glucose (mg/dL)

159.2 ± 62.2

156.7 ± 59.4

ns

Insulin (mU/L)

10.2 ± 5.1

10.0 ± 4.9

ns

HOMA-IR

3.65 ± 2.00

3.43 ± 1.84

ns

Glycosylated Hemoglobin (%)

7.0 ± 1.3

7.2 ± 1.5

ns

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

177.0 ± 37.4

176.9 ± 32.8

ns

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

42.7 ± 9.0

42.5 ± 8.1

ns

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

92.0 ± 37.2

102.9 ± 25.7

ns

Tryglycerides (mg/dL)

178.5 ± 103.6

157.7 ± 92.8

ns

AST (UI/L)

31.8 ± 22.2

26.9 ± 16.1

ns

ALT (UI/L)

36.6 ± 23.5

31.6 ± 19.5

ns

Uric acid (mg/dL)

5.8 ± 1.3

6.1 ± 1.5

ns

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

22.7 ± 4.4

23.3 ± 4.4

ns

C-reactive protein (mg/L)

13.6 ± 15.1

9.8 ± 10.7

ns

Values are Mean ± SD. No significant differences were observed.

Navas-Carretero et al. Nutrition Journal 2011 10:74   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-74