Effects of Spirulina platensis supplementation on lipid profile in HIV–infected antiretroviral naïve patients in Yaounde - Cameroon: a randomized trial study

Table 2 Micronutrients intake of the HIV-ARV naïve population before and after spirulina supplementation

Variables	Ctrol/Spi	Period	Patients received local balance diet	Patients received spirulina combined with a local balance diet	*p-value*
Proteins (g)	87/82	T0	60.51 ± 16.39	48.03 ± 8.85	<0.001
	79/80	T6	62.61 ± 14.12	66.03 ± 9.3	0.10
	66/79	T12	60.28 ± 13.52	72.77 ± 7.3	<0.001
Iron (mg)	87/82	T0	12.03 ± 1.12	12.85 ± 2.64	<0.01
	79/80	T6	11.86 ± 1.30	16.04 ± 1.20	<0.001
	66/79	T12	11.80 ± 1.14	14.67 ± 3.75	<0.001
Zinc (mg)	87/82	T0	81 ± 6.35	70 ± 4.50	<0.001
	79/80	T6	6.36 ± 2.67	5.79 ± 1.70	0.15
	66/79	T12	4.28 ± 3.16	6.92 ± 1.53	<0.001
Calcium mg	87/82	T0	487.09 ± 194.58	666.18 ± 680.75	<0.02
	80/79	T₆	509.60 ± 248.11	1339.90 ± 303.37	<0.001
	79/66	T₁₂	510.87 ± 220.48	943.85 ± 308.39	<0.001
Potassium (mg)	87/82	T0	1148,48 ± 2,00	766,57 ± 2,40	<0.01
	79/80	T6	2306 ± 733.53	4555 ± 798.93	<0.001
	66/79	T12	2593 ± 112.44	3241 ± 709.83	<0.001
Magnesium (mg)	87/82	T0	223.23 ± 114.60	250.10 ± 91.99	0.11
	79/80	T6	231.61 ± 88.78	428.44 ± 78.5	<0.001
	66/79	T12	251.21 ± 143.00	288.00 ± 80.70	0.07
Cholesterol (mg)	87/82	T0	379.37 ± 83.24	464.54 ± 160,74	<0.001
Cholesterol (mg)	79/80	T6	402.77 ± 66.29	216.32 ± 100.50	<0.001
	66/79	T12	413.88 ± 56.05	292.67 ± 55.54	<0.001

Mean values ± SD, Ctrl: Control, Spi: Spirulina group T0: initial period, T6: Six months, T12: Twelve months Mean values ± SD. p < 0.01: Significant difference between the group.