Effects of a Dietary Supplement with Barley Sprout Extract on Blood Cholesterol Metabolism
Table 2
Comparisons of the serum glucose and lipid profiles before and after the 12-week intervention in each group.
(a) Test group ()
Baseline
After 12 weeks
value
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
87.88 ± 8.64
89.00 ± 8.38
0.416
Plasma insulin, μU/dL
6.23 ± 4.07
6.52 ± 4.62
0.804
HbA1c, %
5.74 ± 0.36
5.72 ± 0.37
0.662
Triglyceride, mg/dL
86.84 ± 42.87
111.52 ± 114.27
0.190
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
182.16 ± 31.89
182.16 ± 33.19
1.000
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
111.16 ± 26.83
107.96 ± 30.21
0.453
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
57.56 ± 12.86
55.84 ± 12.67
0.313
(b) Placebo group ()
Baseline
After 12 weeks
p value
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
88.12 ± 7.95
89.61 ± 6.24
0.210
Plasma insulin, μU/dL
5.89 ± 2.43
5.85 ± 1.97
0.927
HbA1c, %
5.61 ± 0.49
5.61 ± 0.42
1.000
Triglyceride, mg/dL
81.96 ± 40.95
77.81 ± 45.09
0.449
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
183.31 ± 26.70
187.77 ± 28.20
0.231
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
115.12 ± 27.23
116.96 ± 30.05
0.588
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
57.77 ± 11.17
57.77 ± 9.99
1.000
Data are expressed as means ± standard deviations. p values were calculated with paired t-test for continuous variables. LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.