The Effects of Vitamin E and Omega-3 PUFAs on Endothelial Function among Adolescents with Metabolic Syndrome

Table 1

Anthropometric and biochemical parameters in the three study groups.

Variable	Vitamin E group; (n = 30)	Omega-3 group; (n = 26)	Placebo group; (n = 27)	P value
Sex (men/women) %	46.2/53.8	66.7/33.3	74.1/25.9	0.841
Mean age (year)	16.15 ± 1.89	17.14 ± 2.82	16.63 ± 2.39	0.589
Weight (baseline), kg	65.82 ± 17.35	57.08 ± 14.22	67.02 ± 18.79	0.071
Weight (final), kg	67.28 ± 16.85	58.46 ± 13.63	70.14 ± 18.19	0.033
P value	0.069	<0.001	0.001
Height (baseline), cm	153.40 ± 11.13	148.98 ± 10.24	156.15 ± 12.46	0.073
Height (final), cm	154.70 ± 11.24	151.85 ± 9.82	158.04 ± 12.03	0.073
P value	<0.001	<0.001	0.001
Waist circumference (baseline), cm	93.87 ± 10.88	89.50 ± 8.77	95.44 ± 12.50	0.303
Waist circumference (final), cm	95.04 ± 11.23	89.54 ± 8.42	97.08 ± 11.67	0.341
P value	0.754	0.932	0.225
Cholesterol (baseline), mg/dL	183.27 ± 47.46	178.68 ± 38.07	197.50 ± 33.41	0.248
Cholesterol (total), mg/dL	192.00 ± 44.46	195.11 ± 42.61	192.83 ± 32.60	0.978
P value	0.563	0.508	0.833
Triglyceride (baseline), mg/dL	179.63 ± 99.19	162.36 ± 59.78	218.62 ± 111.87	0.111
Triglyceride (total), mg/dL	197.80 ± 63.00	165.87 ± 87.58	198.49 ± 49.98	0.279
P value	0.447	0.998	0.129
HDL (baseline), mg/dL	38.00 ± 8.55	39.16 ± 10.67	33.21 ± 3.39	0.066
HDL (total), mg/dL	40.80 ± 7.63	44.06 ± 5.94	37.17 ± 3.93	0.007
P value	0.303	0.276	0.068
LDL (baseline), mg/dL	103.96 ± 26.47	107.20 ± 28.27	119.83 ± 26.21	0.128
LDL (total), mg/dL	116.20 ± 42.46	123.22 ± 47.26	125.55 ± 31.82	0.870
P value	0.438	0.177	0.226
Fasting blood sugar (baseline), mg/dL	90.40 ± 22.30	88.84 ± 8.05	81.30 ± 8.71	0.089
Fasting blood sugar (total), mg/dL	85.70 ± 11.27	99.37 ± 37.43	80.33 ± 4.42	0.146
P value	0.644	0.346	0.641