Table 1 Comparison of biomarkers of traditional cardiovascular risk factors in treatment groups before and after intervention

BMI (kg/m2)

Before intervention

21.3 ± 2.3

20.8 ± 3.9

0.56

After intervention

21.1 ± 2.1

21.0 ± 4.2

0.32

P^b

0.44

0.55

WHR

Before intervention

0.73 ± 0.05

0.74 ± 0.05

0.51

After intervention

0.75 ± 0.06

0.78 ± 0.12

0.31

P^b

0.19

0.07

SBP (mmHg)

Before intervention

107.1 ± 9.6

105.8 ± 11.0

0.85

After intervention

104.3 ± 9.2

103.8 ± 10.6

0.93

P^b

0.16

0.40

DBP (mmHg)

Before intervention

73.5 ± 9.3

70.4 ± 7.0

0.65

After intervention

71.0 ± 11.1

70.0 ± 10.0

0.68

P^b

0.20

0.83

HDL-C (mg/dl)

Before intervention

49.8 ± 10.5

51.2 ± 8.4

0.15

After intervention

49.9 ± 9.9

50.0 ± 9.2

0.46

P^b

0.92

0.25

LDL-C (mg/dl)

Before intervention

73.6 ± 13.8

69.4 ± 17.1

0.43

After intervention

78.2 ± 15.9

70.0 ± 16.3

0.10

P^b

0.11

0.72

TG (mg/dl)

Before intervention

77.1 (55.2–90.7)

77.2 (49.5–86.5)

0.53

After intervention

88.3 (61.2–99.5)

76.5 (56.2–83.2)

0.41

P^b

0.18

0.63

TC (mg/dl)

Before intervention

154.7 ± 23.4

148.1 ± 25.1

0.47

After intervention

159.0 ± 24.1

141.0 ± 33.6

0.051

P^b

0.27

0.16

FBG (mg/dl)

Before intervention

84.4 ± 6.96

84.7 ± 8.15

0.92

After intervention

86.5 ± 7.67

85.9 ± 7.55

0.74

P^b

0.24

0.31