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Table 10 Changes in metabolic measures from day −14 to day 84

From: Effects of dietary supplementation with a standardized aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula fruit (AyuFlex®) on joint mobility, comfort, and functional capacity in healthy overweight subjects: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Variable

Day −14

Day 84

Within Group p-Value

Between Group p-Value

Hematocrit (%)

 Placebo

14.7 (±1.4)

14.7 (±1.4)

0.539

0.787

 AF1

14.4 (±1.2)

14.2 (±1.1)

0.058

 AF2

14.7 (±1.2)

14.5 (±1.1)

0.052

 AF1 + AF2

14.6 (±1.2)

14.3 (±1.1)

0.006

 

White Blood Cell (x10E3/uL)

 Placebo

6.4 (±1.2)

6.3 (±1.8)

0.747

0.929

 AF1

5.7 (±2.0)

5.8 (±1.9)

0.826

 AF2

5.7 (±1.8)

5.7 (±2.0)

0.984

 AF1 + AF2

5.7 (±1.9)

5.7 (±1.9)

0.900

 

Potassium (mmol/L)

 Placebo

4.3 (±0.2)

4.3 (±0.3)

0.608

0.870

 AF1

4.3 (±0.2)

4.4 (±0.2)

0.581

 AF2

4.3 (±0.3)

4.4 (±0.2)

0.203

 AF1 + AF2

4.3 (±0.2)

4.4 (±0.2)

0.182

 

Albumin (g/dL)

 Placebo

4.4 (±0.3)

4.5 (±0.3)

0.682

0.222

 AF1

4.4 (±0.3)

4.4 (±0.3)

0.311

 AF2

4.4 (±0.3)

4.4 (±0.2)

0.049

 AF1 + AF2

4.5 (±0.3)

4.4 (±0.3)

0.003

 

Sodium (mmol/L)

 Placebo

140.5 (±2.1)

140.2 (±1.7)

0.510

0.949

 AF1

140.3 (±1.6)

140.1 (±1.7)

0.621

 AF2

141.2 (±2.1)

141.2 (±2.2)

0.829

 AF1 + AF2

140.8 (±1.9)

140.7 (±2.0)

0.622

 

BUN (mg/dL)

 Placebo

14.6 (±3.9)

14.3 (±2.8)

0.617

0.402

 AF1

13.6 (±3.5)

13.3 (±3.5)

0.604

 AF2

15.3 (±4.1)

14.6 (±4.4)

0.312

 AF1 + AF2

14.5 (±3.9)

14.0 (±4.0)

0.253

 

Chloride (mmol/L)

 Placebo

101.7 (±3.9)

102.0 (±2.1)

0.532

0.032

 AF1

102.9 (±3.0)

101.4 (±2.1)

0.004

 AF2

102.8 (±2.1)

102.5 (±2.4)

0.484

 AF1 + AF2

102.8 (±2.5)

102.0 (±2.3)

0.013

 

Creatinine (mg/dL)

 Placebo

0.88 (±0.1)

0.87 (±0.1)

0.513

0.436

 AF1

0.84 (±0.2)

0.86 (±0.2)

0.163

 AF2

0.92 (±0.2)

0.92 (±0.2)

0.977

 AF1 + AF2

0.88 (±0.17)

0.89 (±0.18)

0.413

 

AST (IU/L)

 Placebo

21.5 (±5.9)

19.9 (±4.0)

0.059

0.615

 AF1

21.4 (±9.8)

20.7 (±9.0)

0.499

 AF2

23.0 (±14.8)

22.9 (±11.5)

0.933

 AF1 + AF2

22.3 (±12.7)

21.9 (±10.4)

0.674

 

ALT (IU/L)

 Placebo

25.8 (±11.3)

24.4 (±9.6)

0.427

0.617

 AF1

23.2 (±11.6)

19.5 (±8.0)

0.020

 AF2

27.2 (±15.8)

24.4 (±15.2)

0.082

 AF1 + AF2

25.4 (±14.1)

22.1 (±12.6)

0.620

 
  1. Values Presented as Mean ± Standard Deviation
  2. Values determined to be significant (p = <0.05) indicated