The Effect of Hibiscus Sabdariffa on Lipid Profile, Creatinine, and Serum Electrolytes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Comparison of serum sugar, lipid profile, serum urea, and electrolytes on days 0 and 30.

	BT		HS
	0	30	0	30
FBS	$90.7\pm 12.2$	$90.6\pm 10.3$	$94.7\pm 13.2$	$95\pm 12$
TG	$164.5\pm 53.3$	$166.3\pm 52.6$	$153.5\pm 59$	$157.5\pm 58$
TC	$201.8\pm 52.8$	$204.9\pm {50.6}^{*}$	$206\pm 39$	$212\pm {37}^{*}$
HDL-C	$45.9\pm 8.7$	$48.2\pm {8.9}^{*}$	$44.3\pm 8.3$	$46\pm {7.2}^{*}$
LDL-C	$120.9\pm 42$	$120.9\pm 40.7$	$130.8\pm 29$	$133.2\pm 26$
Cr	$1.0\pm 0.2$	$1.1\pm 0.1$	$1.0\pm 0.2$	$1.0\pm 0.2$
BUN	$20.0\pm 4.7$	$20.3\pm 4.3$	$22.1\pm 3.6$	$22.2\pm 2.9$
Na	$145\pm 4$	$144\pm 3$	$145\pm 3$	$144\pm 2$
K	$4.1\pm 0.2$	$4.1\pm 0.2$	$4.2\pm 0.2$	$4.2\pm 0.2$

FBS: fasting blood sugar; TG: triglyceride; TC: total cholesterol; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Na: sodium; K: potassium
${}^{*}P<.05$, Significant difference from day 0 of respected group.