Table 2 Anthropometric parameters and fasting levels of the blood parameters before and after the intake of control or active FM
Parameters | Period | W0 | W4 | Change from W0 | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthropometric parameters | ||||||||
 Body weight | Control | 70.5 | (2.4) | 70.3 | (2.4) | −0.23 | (0.26) | 0.093 |
  (kg) | Active | 70.7 | (2.4) | 70.6 | (2.3) | −0.04 | (0.12) | |
 BMI | Control | 24.5 | (0.5) | 24.4 | (0.5) | −0.09 | (0.09) | 0.512 |
  (kg/m2) | Active | 24.5 | (0.5) | 24.5 | (0.5) | −0.01 | (0.04) | |
 Waist | Control | 87.4 | (1.5) | 85.6 | (1.3) | −1.78 | (0.53) | 0.461 |
  (cm) | Active | 85.4 | (1.5) | 84.7 | (1.4) | −0.75 | (0.35) | |
Blood parameters | ||||||||
 TAG | Control | 246.5 | (18.9) | 272.4 | (26.9) | 25.9 | (24.9) | 0.528 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 268.3 | (31.5) | 273.4 | (33.5) | 5.2 | (14.4) | |
 NEFA | Control | 0.382 | (0.033) | 0.472 | (0.034) | 0.090 | (0.037) | 0.0003 |
   (mEq/l) | Active | 0.399 | (0.031) | 0.344 | (0.026) | −0.056 | (0.026) | |
 Apo B-48 | Control | 9.38 | (1.44) | 9.98 | (1.31) | 0.59 | (0.76) | 0.173 |
   (μg/ml) | Active | 10.24 | (2.06) | 9.25 | (1.46) | −0.98 | (0.89) | |
 Total cholesterol | Control | 215.7 | (9.1) | 220.5 | (8.6) | 4.8 | (4.3) | 0.797 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 214.1 | (7.0) | 217.2 | (7.8) | 3.1 | (4.4) | |
 LDL cholesterol | Control | 128.7 | (8.3) | 132.5 | (7.1) | 3.8 | (4.0) | 0.347 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 127.0 | (7.0) | 125.0 | (7.3) | −2.0 | (3.4) | |
 HDL cholesterol | Control | 43.5 | (2.0) | 43.4 | (2.1) | −0.2 | (0.8) | 0.504 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 43.6 | (2.4) | 42.4 | (2.2) | −1.2 | (1.2) | |
 Glucose | Control | 94.5 | (2.0) | 94.1 | (2.0) | −0.4 | (1.0) | 0.883 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 93.4 | (2.6) | 93.4 | (2.0) | 0.0 | (1.9) | |
 Insulin | Control | 9.01 | (0.66) | 8.60 | (0.85) | −0.41 | (0.46) | 0.998 |
   (μU/ml) | Active | 10.63 | (2.39) | 10.22 | (0.95) | −0.41 | (2.45) | |
 Amylase | Control | 81.5 | (8.3) | 94.3 | (21.1) | 12.8 | (14.5) | 0.217 |
   (U/l) | Active | 103.5 | (21.4) | 91.5 | (15.3) | −12.0 | (8.6) | |
 HbA1c | Control | 5.04 | (0.04) | 5.01 | (0.05) | −0.03 | (0.03) | 0.002 |
   (%) | Active | 5.05 | (0.05) | 5.13 | (0.05) | 0.08 | (0.01) | |
 Total protein | Control | 7.05 | (0.07) | 7.14 | (0.06) | 0.09 | (0.05) | 0.192 |
   (g/dl) | Active | 6.99 | (0.07) | 7.00 | (0.07) | 0.01 | (0.04) | |
 ALP | Control | 215.9 | (13.0) | 219.3 | (13.5) | 3.4 | (4.6) | 0.421 |
   (U/l) | Active | 209.3 | (12.3) | 227.5 | (20.8) | 18.2 | (16.2) | |
 AST | Control | 20.8 | (1.2) | 20.7 | (1.2) | −0.1 | (0.8) | 0.974 |
   (U/l) | Active | 21.0 | (1.2) | 21.0 | (1.1) | 0.0 | (0.9) | |
 ALT | Control | 24.8 | (1.8) | 24.2 | (2.3) | −0.6 | (1.7) | 0.674 |
   (U/l) | Active | 23.2 | (2.1) | 23.9 | (1.9) | 0.7 | (1.7) | |
 LDH | Control | 159.9 | (3.4) | 159.3 | (3.0) | −0.6 | (1.8) | 0.055 |
   (U/l) | Active | 154.4 | (2.9) | 161.2 | (4.2) | 6.8 | (2.6) | |
 γ-GTP | Control | 49.2 | (7.5) | 52.8 | (7.0) | 3.7 | (3.0) | 0.484 |
   (U/l) | Active | 48.3 | (7.1) | 61.6 | (17.3) | 13.4 | (12.3) | |
 Total bilirubin | Control | 0.82 | (0.09) | 0.81 | (0.06) | −0.01 | (0.06) | 0.088 |
   (mg/dl) | Active | 0.88 | (0.06) | 0.71 | (0.06) | −0.18 | (0.04) |  |