Modulatory Effect of Eui-E-In-Tang on Serum Leptin Concentration in Obese Korean Female Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 2

Demographic characteristics and obesity-related scale scores of participants.

	Normal group (, female)	Obese group (, female)
Age (year)	36.7 ± 11.1	41.4 ± 9.5	−1.436	0.159
Height (cm)	161.5 ± 4.7	160.2 ± 6.2	0.796	0.431
Weight (kg)	53.8 ± 4.4	87.6 ± 12.2	−11.729	<0.001
Body mass index (BMI)	20.7 ± 1.5	34.0 ± 3.1	−17.397	<0.001
Total protein (g/dL)	7.5 ± 0.3	7.3 ± 0.5	1.018	0.315
Albumin (g/dL)	4.7 ± 0.2	4.6 ± 0.2	1.419	0.164
Total bilirubin (g/dL)	0.7 ± 0.3	0.6 ± 0.3	1.257	0.216
SGOT (U/L)	19.2 ± 6.8	24.4 ± 10.1	−1.939	0.06
SGPT (U/L)	15.4 ± 8.9	25.0 ± 11.5	−2.971	0.005
Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)	49.6 ± 14.3	67.4 ± 16.4	−3.691	0.001
GGTP (U/L)	14.4 ± 6.8	33.0 ± 28.6	−2.839	0.01
Creatine phosphokinase (U/L)	111.4 ± 123.8	98.8 ± 66.6	0.404	0.688
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	174.1 ± 24.3	201.7 ± 46.7	−2.359	0.025
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	62.1 ± 14.5	53.2 ± 13.0	2.061	0.046
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	74.8 ± 32.8	133.5 ± 60.7	−3.822	0.001
Uric acid (mg/dL)	4.4 ± 0.8	5.6 ± 1.3	−3.675	0.001
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)	11.8 ± 2.4	12.8 ± 3.7	−1.045	0.303
Creatinine (mg/dL)	0.7 ± 0.1	0.7 ± 0.1	−0.737	0.465
Glucose (mg/dL)	85.8 ± 9.1	93.4 ± 10.2	−2.512	0.016
CRP (mg/dL)	0.0 ± 0.1	0.3 ± 0.5	−2.533	0.02
Free T4 (ng/dL)	1.2 ± 0.1	1.2 ± 0.2	−0.573	0.57
Thyroid-stimulating hormone (IU/mL)	1.6 ± 0.7	1.6 ± 0.9	−0.141	0.888
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	13.3 ± 1.0	13.6 ± 0.9	−1.111	0.273
Hematocrit (%)	40.3 ± 2.6	41.1 ± 2.1	−1.069	0.291
RBC count (10^6/L)	4.4 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.3	−1.384	0.174
WBC count (10^3/L)	5.7 ± 1.8	7.1 ± 1.8	−2.408	0.021
Platelet count (10^3/L)	268.1 ± 58.8	279.2 ± 46.7	−0.668	0.508