Action Mechanism of Rosella (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Used to Treat Metabolic Syndrome in Elderly Women

Table 1

Overview of subject characteristics.

Characteristics	Group	Mean ± SD	value
Age (year)	Control	67.38 ± 1.99	0.16
	Treatment	67.63 ± 3.92
Weight (kg)	Control	62.69 ± 7.74	0.42
	Treatment	64.25 ± 4.59
SBP (mmHg)	Control	160.00 ± 7.55	0.14
	Treatment	162.50 ± 11.65
DBP (mmHg)	Control	91.25 ± 6.40	0.34
	Treatment	88.75 ± 8.34
Glucose (mg/dl)	Control	158.50 ± 17.76	0.001
	Treatment	211.88 ± 46.78
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	Control	256.38 ± 36.59	0.43
	Treatment	242.62 ± 30.55
TG (mg/dl)	Control	150.75 ± 165	0.86
	Treatment	165 ± 56.27
HDL (mg/dl)	Control	50.88 ± 8.45	0.59
	Treatment	54.25 ± 7.12
LDL (mg/dl)	Control	134.25 ± 40.16	0.63
	Treatment	139.38 ± 50.80

Significantly on the level of error of 5% ().