Table 3 Clinical measures of both groups at three assessment times
Variable | Group | A M ± SD | Mann-WhitneyU | B M ± SD | Mann-WhitneyU | C M ± SD | Mann-WhitneyU | Wilcoxon’sT A versus B | Wilcoxon’sT A versus C | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | z | p | Â | z | p | Â | z | p | z | p | z | p |
SBP (mmHg) | TG | 143.08 ± 21.65 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 138.08 ± 19.53 | -0.74 | 0.45 | 135.00 ± 19.16 | -0.66 | 0.51 | -0.90 | 0.36 | -1.63 | 0.10 |
|  | CG | 141.67 ± 19.88 |  |  | 144.44 ± 20.53 |  |  | 141.67 ± 17.22 |  |  | -0.77 | 0.43 | -0.63 | 0.52 |
DBP (mmHg) | TG | 75.77 ± 12.72 | -0.37 | 0.70 | 74.62 ± 9.00 | -0.27 | 0.78 | 67.50 ± 9.57 | -1.26 | 0.20 | -0.27 | 0.78 | -1.13 | 0.25 |
|  | CG | 72.33 ± 10.33 |  |  | 75.56 ± 9.82 |  |  | 75.00 ± 8.37 |  |  | -0.43 | 0.66 | -0.13 | 0.89 |
HR (bpm) | TG | 79.08 ± 12.12 | -0.95 | 0.34 | 80.09 ± 14.02 | -1.07 | 0.28 | - | - | - | -0.10 | 0.91 | - | - |
|  | CG | 73.27 ± 8.45 |  |  | 73.00 ± 7.35 |  |  | - |  |  | -0.35 | 0.72 | - | - |
Leukocytes/mm3 | TG | 6646.15 ± 1145.73 | -0.29 | 0.77 | 6584.62 ± 1003.20 | -1.23 | 0.21 | 6180.00 ± 1139.98 | -0.78 | 0.43 | -0.52 | 0.60 | -1.63 | 0.10 |
|  | CG | 6450.00 ± 1399.31 |  |  | 6192.31 ± 1515.18 |  |  | 6861.54 ± 1526.18 |  |  | -0.35 | 0.72 | -0.39 | 0.69 |
Segmented (%) | TG | 56.74 ± 7.70 | -0.34 | 0.01 | 56.38 ± 7.41 | -2.30 | 0.02 | 59.44 ± 7.77 | -1.67 | 0.09 | -0.17 | 0.86 | -1.07 | 0.28 |
|  | CG | 47.55 ± 11.31 |  |  | 48.93 ± 8.56 |  |  | 51.89 ± 10.34 |  |  | -1.05 | 0.28 | -1.29 | 0.19 |
Limphocytes (%) | TG | 30.55 ± 7.90 | -1.82 | 0.06 | 30.66 ± 6.77 | -2.38 | 0.01 | 28.92 ± 6.80 | -1.36 | 0.17 | -0.14 | 0.88 | -0.81 | 0.41 |
|  | CG | 38.02 ± 12.50 |  |  | 36.99 ± 7.16 |  |  | 35.48 ± 10.73 |  |  | -0.15 | 0.87 | -0.31 | 0.75 |
Monocytes (%) | TG | 8.63 ± 1.63 | -0.87 | 0.38 | 8.72 ± 1.92 | -0.61 | 0.53 | 9.12 ± 2.02 | -0.50 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -1.71 | 0.08 |
|  | CG | 9.67 ± 2.63 |  |  | 9.07 ± 1.99 |  |  | 8.72 ± 2.34 |  |  | -0.27 | 0.78 | -1.29 | 0.19 |
Eosinophils (%) | TG | 3.56 ± 1.82 | -0.72 | 0.46 | 3.64 ± 2.00 | -0.64 | 0.52 | 3.64 ± 2.24 | -0.59 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -0.25 | 0.79 |
|  | CG | 4.15 ± 2.60 |  |  | 4.28 ± 2.61 |  |  | 3.96 ± 1.99 |  |  | -0.23 | 0.81 | -1.11 | 0.26 |
Basophils (%) | TG | 0.50 ± 0.21 | -0.71 | 0.47 | 0.73 ± 0.58 | -0.31 | 0.75 | 0.48 ± 0.12 | -2.01 | 0.04 | -1.07 | 0.28 | -0.81 | 0.41 |
|  | CG | 0.58 ± 0.33 |  |  | 0.70 ± 0.43 |  |  | 0.69 ± 0.33 |  |  | -0.27 | 0.78 | -1.54 | 0.12 |
Red blood (cells/mm3) | TG | 4.42 ± 0.33 | -1.05 | 0.29 | 4.49 ± 0.37 | -1.13 | 0.25 | 4.53 ± 0.38 | -1.34 | 0.17 | -0.80 | 0.42 | -1.68 | 0.09 |
|  | CG | 4.30 ± 0.39 |  |  | 4.36 ± 0.49 |  |  | 4.31 ± 0.35 |  |  | -1.29 | 0.19 | -0.39 | 0.69 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | TG | 13.47 ± 1.18 | -1.43 | 0.15 | 13.61 ± 1.31 | -1.07 | 0.28 | 13.90 ± 1.20 | -1.40 | 0.16 | -0.87 | 0.38 | -2.19 | 0.02 |
|  | CG | 12.86 ± 1.28 |  |  | 13.04 ± 1.67 |  |  | 13.08 ± 1.17 |  |  | -0.93 | 0.35 | -1.33 | 0.18 |
Hematocrit (%) | TG | 41.66 ± 3.57 | -1.67 | 0.09 | 41.75 ± 3.83 | -1.18 | 0.23 | 41.52 ± 3.81 | -0.59 | 0.55 | -0.24 | 0.80 | -0.15 | 0.87 |
|  | CG | 39.35 ± 3.71 |  |  | 39.82 ± 4.31 |  |  | 40.57 ± 3.42 |  |  | -0.90 | 0.36 | -1.41 | 0.15 |
MCV (fl) | TG | 94.23 ± 4.53 | -1.62 | 0.10 | 93.40 ± 4.61 | -1.10 | 0.27 | 92.14 ± 4.41 | -1.18 | 0.23 | -2.62 | 0.00 | -2.49 | 0.01 |
|  | CG | 91.45 ± 5.27 |  |  | 91.80 ± 5.14 |  |  | 94.29 ± 6.01 |  |  | -0.49 | 0.62 | -1.86 | 0.06 |
Platelets/mm3 | TG | 232.38 ± 49.53 | -1.57 | 0.11 | 234.77 ± 55.25 | -1.71 | 0.08 | 196.70 ± 37.78 | -0.12 | 0.90 | -0.38 | 0.70 | -2.14 | 0.03 |
|  | CG | 197.57 ± 41.64 |  |  | 197.00 ± 38.20 |  |  | 203.66 ± 62.30 |  |  | -0.66 | 0.50 | -0.15 | 0.87 |
ESR (mm/h) | TG | 40.25 ± 21.93 | -0.69 | 0.48 | 44.55 ± 31.70 | 0.22 | 0.82 | 29.14 ± 18.84 | -0.76 | 0.44 | -0.77 | 0.44 | -0.94 | 0.34 |
|  | CG | 35.36 ± 27.54 |  |  | 45.29 ± 23.96 |  |  | 41.50 ± 29.78 |  |  | -0.63 | 0.52 | -0.44 | 0.65 |
Glycemia (mg/dl) | TG | 108.08 ± 23.46 | -2.21 | 0.22 | 108.82 ± 31.59 | -0.60 | 0.54 | 102.0 ± 29.21 | -1.05 | 0.29 | -0.89 | 0.37 | -0.25 | 0.79 |
|  | CG | 91.53 ± 15.08 |  |  | 103.69 ± 47.89 |  |  | 86.54 ± 19.33 |  |  | -0.15 | 0.87 | -1.54 | 0.12 |
Creatinine (mg/dl) | TG | 0.92 ± 0.18 | -0.87 | 0.38 | 0.92 ± 0.22 | -1.45 | 0.14 | 0.97 ± 0.19 | -1.68 | 0.09 | -0.71 | 0.47 | -2.00 | 0.04 |
|  | CG | 1.01 ± 0.30 |  |  | 0.99 ± 0.18 |  |  | 1.13 ± 0.36 |  |  | -1.45 | 0.14 | -2.74 | 0.00 |
Urea (mg/dl) | TG | 34.23 ± 9.75 | -1.91 | 0.05 | 38.27 ± 6.39 | -1.62 | 0.10 | 41.09 ± 8.70 | -0.87 | 0.38 | -2.32 | 0.02 | -2.18 | 0.02 |
|  | CG | 6.87 ± 20.27 |  |  | 46.31 ± 12.43 |  |  | 51.46 ± 20.53 |  |  | -0.17 | 0.86 | -1.18 | 0.23 |
Uric Acid (mg/dl) | TG | 4.58 ± 1.23 | -1.45 | 0.14 | 4.50 ± 1.55 | -1.59 | 0.11 | 4.75 ± 1.41 | -1.30 | 0.19 | -1.11 | 0.26 | -0.89 | 0.37 |
|  | CG | 5.58 ± 1.81 |  |  | 5.52 ± 1.40 |  |  | 5.57 ± 1.50 |  |  | -0.24 | 0.80 | -0.17 | 0.86 |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | TG | 196.46 ± 29.01 | -0.53 | 0.59 | 190.00 ± 35.79 | -1.04 | 0.29 | 215.64 ± 40.38 | -0.98 | 0.32 | -0.22 | 0.82 | -1.86 | 0.06 |
|  | CG | 202.93 ± 46.63 |  |  | 210.54 ± 47.76 |  |  | 202.15 ± 30.02 |  |  | -1.51 | 0.13 | -0.35 | 0.72 |
HDL Cholesterol | TG | 51.50 ± 12.66 | -0.29 | 0.77 | 52.03 ± 13.29 | -0.23 | 0.81 | 55.19 ± 13.74 | -0.46 | 0.64 | -0.10 | 0.91 | -1.47 | 0.13 |
(mg/dl) | CG | 53.00 ± 11.67 |  |  | 50.95 ± 9.66 |  |  | 56.35 ± 13.10 |  |  | -1.12 | 0.26 | -2.66 | 0.00 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | TG | 135.46 ± 70.04 | -0.73 | 0.46 | 128.18 ± 68.05 | -0.40 | 0.68 | 137.36 ± 92.12 | -0.20 | 0.83 | -1.24 | 0.21 | -0.35 | 0.72 |
|  | CG | 126.20 ± 75.86 |  |  | 146.62 ± 95.11 |  |  | 104.00 ± 27.91 |  |  | -0.98 | 0.32 | -0.07 | 0.93 |
LDL Cholesterol | TG | 117.86 ± 29.38 | -0.68 | 0.49 | 112.32 ± 31.70 | -1.04 | 0.29 | 131.47 ± 33.46 | -0.97 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 1.00 | -1.48 | 0.13 |
(mg/dl) | CG | 130.77 ± 28.01 |  |  | 128.33 ± 36.95 |  |  | 125.32 ± 25.37 |  |  | -0.84 | 0.40 | -0.65 | 0.51 |
AST (U/L) | TG | 22.37 ± 5.08 | -0.76 | 0.44 | 19.88 ± 5.97 | -0.66 | 0.50 | 26.90 ± 15.21 | -1.36 | 0.17 | -2.40 | 0.01 | -0.44 | 0.65 |
|  | CG | 21.49 ± 6.91 |  |  | 21.59 ± 5.90 |  |  | 19.99 ± 7.71 |  |  | -0.10 | 0.91 | -0.45 | 0.65 |
ALT (U/L) | TG | 18.41 ± 4.85 | -0.96 | 0.33 | 15.72 ± 5.01 | -0.49 | 0.62 | 14.00 ± 5.50 | -0.78 | 0.43 | -2.84 | 0.04 | -1.95 | 0.05 |
|  | CG | 18.73 ± 12.10 |  |  | 18.90 ± 11.43 |  |  | 17.73 ± 9.72 |  |  | -0.59 | 0.55 | -1.01 | 0.31 |
GGT (U/L) | TG | 19.93 ± 6.88 | -0.58 | 0.56 | 18.88 ± 3.90 | -0.63 | 0.52 | 19.23 ± 5.05 | -1.16 | 0.24 | -1.29 | 0.19 | -0.88 | 0.37 |
|  | CG | 32.14 ± 30.03 |  |  | 20.29 ± 14.50 |  |  | 39.80 ± 39.82 |  |  | -1.02 | 0.30 | -2.59 | 0.01 |
Total proteins (gr/dl) | TG | 6.90 ± 0.48 | -1.24 | 0.21 | 6.90 ± 0.42 | -0.06 | 0.94 | 7.31 ± 0.42 | -0.03 | 0.97 | -1.13 | 0.25 | -2.19 | 0.02 |
|  | CG | 6.71 ± 0.48 |  |  | 6.88 ± 0.38 |  |  | 7.26 ± 0.34 |  |  | -1.49 | 0.13 | -2.90 | 0.00 |
Albumin (gr/dl) | TG | 3.93 ± 0.32 | -0.09 | 0.92 | 3.87 ± 0.18 | -0.49 | 0.62 | 4.02 ± 0.18 | -0.76 | 0.44 | -0.17 | 0.85 | -0.05 | 0.95 |
|  | CG | 3.95 ± 0.30 |  |  | 3.82 ± 0.34 |  |  | 4.10 ± 0.26 |  |  | -0.80 | 0.42 | -1.33 | 0.18 |