Effects of a Dietary Supplement with Barley Sprout Extract on Blood Cholesterol Metabolism
Table 3
Changes between baseline and 12-week measurements.
Test group ()
Placebo group ()
p value
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
1.12 ± 6.67
1.50 ± 5.95
0.832
Plasma insulin, μU/dL
0.30 ± 5.91
−0.04 ± 2.12
0.788
HbA1c, %
−0.24 ± 0.27
0 ± 0.23
0.737
Triglyceride, mg/dL
24.88 ± 92.15
−4.16 ± 27.54
0.131
Total cholesterol, mg/dL
0 ± 20.21
4.46 ± 18.54
0.415
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL
−3.20 ± 20.99
1.85 ± 17.16
0.351
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
−1.72 ± 8.34
0 ± 7.58
0.444
Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. p values were calculated with Student’s t-test for continuous variables. LDL, low density lipoprotein; HDL, high density lipoprotein.