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Table 5 Metabolic panel data for 22 men and women assigned to Glavonoidâ„¢ or placebo for eight weeks.

From: A dual investigation of the effect of dietary supplementation with licorice flavonoid oil on anthropometric and biochemical markers of health and adiposity

Variable

Glavonoidâ„¢ Pre

(n = 11)

Glavonoidâ„¢ Post

(n = 11)

Placebo

Pre

(n = 11)

Placebo

Post

(n = 11)

Insulin (μU·mL-1)

7.9 ± 1.3

9.2 ± 1.5

9.1 ± 0.5

8.4 ± 1.2

HOMA-IR

1.6 ± 0.3

2.0 ± 0.4

1.9 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.3

Adiponectin (μg·mL-1)

17.8 ± 1.7

19.0 ± 2.7

15.3 ± 3.4

15.3 ± 3.2

Resistin (ng·mL-1)

5.7 ± 0.4

5.9 ± 0.6

5.1 ± 0.7

4.8 ± 0.5

Glucose (mg·dL-1)

84.4 ± 1.9

85.7 ± 2.9

83.4 ± 2.7

88.0 ± 4.2

BUN (mg·dL-1)

13.6 ± 1.2

12.6 ± 1.3

12.7 ± 1.0

13.8 ± 1.3

Creatinine (mg·dL-1)

1.0 ± 0.1

1.0 ± 0.1

0.9 ± 0.0

0.9 ± 0.0

BUN:Creatinine

14.2 ± 0.8

13.1 ± 0.6

14.3 ± 1.5

15.0 ± 1.6

Sodium (mmol·L-1)*†

137.5 ± 0.4

139.0 ± 0.5

138.9 ± 0.5

139.0 ± 0.5

Potassium (mmol·L-1)

4.1 ± 0.1

4.2 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

4.5 ± 0.2

Chloride (mmol·L-1)

102.5 ± 1.1

102.1 ± 0.7

102.7 ± 0.6

103.1 ± 0.5

CO2 (mmol·L-1)

24.0 ± 0.9

26.0 ± 0.8

24.3 ± 0.7

25.3 ± 0.7

Calcium (mg·dL-1)

9.4 ± 0.1

9.2 ± 0.1

9.4 ± 0.2

9.1 ± 0.1

Protein (g·dL-1)

6.9 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.1

6.9 ± 0.1

7.0 ± 0.1

Albumin (g·dL-1)

4.3 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

4.3 ± 0.1

Globulin (g·dL-1)

2.6 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.1

2.6 ± 0.1

2.7 ± 0.1

A:G

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.1

Bilirubin (mg·dL-1)

0.5 ± 0.1

0.4 ± 0.1

0.6 ± 0.1

0.5 ± 0.1

Alk Phos (IU·L-1)

67.5 ± 6.8

65.3 ± 6.5

72.6 ± 6.3

70.9 ± 7.4

AST (SGOT) (IU·L-1)**

23.7 ± 2.5

26.7 ± 2.3

21.2 ± 2.1

19.9 ± 0.9

ALT (SGPT) (IU·L-1)

23.5 ± 4.0

28.9 ± 5.2

20.5 ± 3.9

21.2 ± 4.9

  1. Values are mean ± SEM.
  2. † Condition × pre/post intervention interaction effect noted for Sodium (p = 0.04). No other condition × pre/post intervention interaction effects noted (p > 0.05).
  3. * Condition effect noted for Sodium (p = 0.04). No other condition effects noted (p > 0.05).
  4. ** Pre/post intervention effect noted for AST (SGOT) (p = 0.02). No other pre/post intervention effects noted (p > 0.05).