Effects of a Dietary Supplement with Barley Sprout Extract on Blood Cholesterol Metabolism
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of all participants.
Study group ()
Placebo group ()
value
Age, years
42.48 ± 13.58
40.54 ± 11.10
0.578
Height, cm
161.56 ± 5.40
163.15 ± 5.69
0.311
Weight, kg
58.52 ± 6.16
61.19 ± 10.09
0.261
BMI, kg/m2
22.51 ± 2.20
22.89 ± 2.98
0.605
WC, cm
76.36 ± 8.17
77.50 ± 8.38
0.625
SBP, mmHg
114.48 ± 11.87
111.28 ± 11.50
0.331
DBP, mmHg
69.72 ± 9.94
66.58 ± 10.07
0.267
Pulse, beats/min
74.44 ± 8.79
77.12 ± 10.37
0.326
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
87.88 ± 8.64
88.12 ± 7.95
0.920
Plasma insulin, uIU/dL
6.23 ± 4.07
5.89 ± 2.43
0.718
HbA1c, %
5.74 ± 0.36
5.61 ± 0.49
0.293
Triglyceride, mg/dL
86.84 ± 42.87
81.96 ± 40.95
0.890
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
182.16 ± 31.89
183.31 ± 26.70
0.692
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
111.16 ± 26.83
115.12 ± 27.23
0.951
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
57.56 ± 12.86
57.77 ± 11.17
0.604
AST, U/L
16.80 ± 10.57
14.27 ± 5.09
0.201
ALT, U/L
21.28 ± 12.38
18.00 ± 3.53
0.278
BUN, mg/dL
12.08 ± 4.25
11.98 ± 4.49
0.933
Creatinine, mg/dL
0.81 ± 0.09
0.79 ± 0.10
0.344
Computed tomography
Total fat, cm2
272.60 ± 84.48
277.18 ± 93.86
0.856
Visceral fat, cm2
77.83 ± 37.96
80.83 ± 41.56
0.789
Subcutaneous fat, cm2
194.76 ± 64.23
196.37 ± 68.30
0.931
Body composition analysis
Fat, %
31.06 ± 5.96
29.62 ± 5.93
0.392
Fat, kg
18.30 ± 4.54
18.41 ± 6.19
0.942
Lean body mass, kg
21.68 ± 2.55
23.22 ± 3.65
0.088
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. values were calculated with Student’s -test for continuous variables. BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; BUN, blood urea nitrogen.
