An evaluation of the hypolipidemic effect of an extract of Hibiscus Sabdariffa leaves in hyperlipidemic Indians: a double blind, placebo controlled trial

Table 1 Profile of subjects at baseline

Parameter	Group	Mean ± SD	P value
Age (yrs)	Experimental	45.7 ± 7.1	0.19
	Placebo	46.2 ± 6.1
Body weight (kg)	Experimental	63.4 ± 8.7	0.09
	Placebo	68.4 ± 9.7
% Fat (#)	Experimental	24.8 ± 7.2	0.70
	Placebo	24.1 ± 7.2
Hemoglobin (g %)	Experimental	14.7 ± 1.9	0.99
	Placebo	14.8 ± 2.2
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl)	Experimental	93.7 ± 9.3	0.09
	Placebo	88.8 ± 9.6
Post prandial blood glucose (mg/dl)	Experimental	101.0 ± 26.3	0.55
	Placebo	97.2 ± 20.1
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	Experimental	207.2 ± 32.5	0.76
	Placebo	204.9 ± 24.0
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	Experimental	42.0 ± 9.4	0.68
	Placebo	40.9 ± 9.2
LDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	Experimental	155.3 ± 13.9	0.37
	Placebo	151.9 ± 14.9
TG (mg/dl)	Experimental	159.9 ± 90.9	0.46
	Placebo	144.6 ± 60.1

Mean ± Standard deviation (SD). # - Calculated from the sum of four skinfold measurements and applying the formulae of Durnin and Womersley (1974). No significant differences were observed in any of the parameters between the subjects of the two groups (independent 't' test)

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