Effects of Water Extracts of Graptopetalum paraguayense on Blood Pressure, Fasting Glucose, and Lipid Profiles of Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 2

Correlations (𝑟¹) between blood pressure, fasting glucose, lipid profiles, and antioxidant enzymes activities after 12 weeks of supplementation.

	CAT (U/mg protein)		SOD (U/mg protein)		GPx (U/mg protein)
	Week 12	Δ12–0^2	Week 12	Δ12–0	Week 12	Δ12–0
SBP (mmHg)
Week 12	−0.41*		−0.10		−0.26*
Δ12–0		−0.07		0.09		−0.19
DBP (mmHg)
Week 12	−0.25*		−0.17*		−0.28*
Δ12–0		−0.04		−0.11		−0.25*
FG (mmol/L)
Week 12	−0.01*		−0.01*		−0.01*
Δ12–0		9.44×10^−3		1.11×10^−3		3.89×10^−3
TC (mmol/L)
Week 12	−4.14×10^−3		0.00		−2.59×10^−4
Δ12–0		−7.25×10^−3∗		−1.55×10^−3		−6.99×10^−3∗
TG (mmol/L)
Week 12	−1.70×10^−3		−2.26×10^−3		−1.36×10^−3
Δ12–0		−3.16×10^−3∗		−4.41×10^−3∗		−4.52×10^−3∗
LDL-C (mmol/L)
Week 12	−3.77×10^−3		−4.14×10^−3		−3.63×10^−3
Δ12–0		1.04×10^−3		3.89×10^−3		−7.77×10^−4
HDL-C (mmol/L)
Week 12	0.01*		7.25×10^−3∗		1.55×10^−3
Δ12–0		0.00		0.01*		3.89×10^−3

1Correlation coefficient.
2Δ12–0, changes from week 0 to week 12.
∗P < 0.05.
CAT: catalase; FG: fasting glucose; GPx: glutathionine peroxidase; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; SOD: superoxide dismutase; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; WGP: water extracts of Graptopetalum paraguayense.