Table 2 Initial (day 1) and final (day 15) values of physical characteristics and biochemical blood parameters (n = 15)
Parameters | Control | Active | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
day 1 | day 15 | day 1 | day 15 | |
Body weight (kg) | 57.4 ± 6.5 | 55.8 ± 6.0** | 58.4 ± 9.4 | 57.2 ± 9.2** |
Body fat percentage (%) | 24.2 ± 6.4 | 24.2 ± 5.6 | 25.1 ± 6.6 | 25.1 ± 6.9 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.9 ± 2.6 | 21.3 ± 2.4** | 21.8 ± 2.8 | 21.4 ± 2.9** |
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 117.3 ± 15.5 | 117.9 ± 13.6 | 115.9 ± 14.4 | 118.6 ± 15.2 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg) | 68.7 ± 10.1 | 69.1 ± 10.4 | 71.9 ± 11.2 | 73.0 ± 11.6 |
Pulse rate (beats/min) | 67.0 ± 5.9 | 65.9 ± 10.6 | 71.9 ± 9.0 | 67.0 ± 8.3* |
Triacylglycerol (mg/dl) | 67.5 ± 33.5 | 59.5 ± 21.3 | 67.2 ± 37.2 | 66.5 ± 32.3 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 188.5 ± 17.9 | 176.1 ± 27.4* | 192.7 ± 35.4 | 179.7 ± 28.0* |
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) | 68.1 ± 10.3 | 68.7 ± 11.1 | 66.5 ± 11.8 | 65.6 ± 11.5 |
Non-esterified fatty acid (μEq/l) | 331.8 ± 105.5 | 372.1 ± 135.1 | 413.1 ± 223.8 | 462.9 ± 169.2 |
Glucose (mg/dl) | 85.7 ± 10.0 | 82.5 ± 5.8 | 85.3 ± 6.0 | 84.0 ± 6.2 |
Total protein (g/dl) | 7.4 ± 0.3 | 7.4 ± 0.5 | 7.5 ± 0.4 | 7.5 ± 0.4 |
AST (U/l) | 19.8 ± 4.6 | 19.1 ± 4.1 | 19.4 ± 4.5 | 19.1 ± 4.6 |
ALT (U/l) | 20.3 ± 11.6 | 18.2 ± 9.4* | 15.7 ± 5.6 | 14.3 ± 5.0 |
ALP (U/l) | 185.4 ± 35.1 | 176.2 ± 35.7 | 185.1 ± 38.6 | 188.3 ± 30.4 |
γ-GTP (U/l) | 23.2 ± 14.1 | 18.6 ± 9.1* | 21.3 ± 10.5 | 18.5 ± 8.8 |