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

Table 3

Effects of rosella therapy on weight, blood pressure, blood glucose levels, lipid profile, NO levels, and cortisol in the control and treatment groups.

Variable	Control group		value	Treatment group		value
	Pretest	Posttest		Pretest	Posttest
Weight (kg)	62.69 ± 7.74	62.63 ± 7.84	0.59	64.25 ± 4.59	63.38 ± 4.80	0.021
SBP (mmHg)	160.00 ± 7.55	160.13 ± 7.47	0.92	162.50 ± 11.65	146.25 ± 7.90	0.001
DBP (mmHg)	91.25 ± 6.40	91.25 ± 4.43	1.00	88.75 ± 8.34	85.62 ± 6.78	0.049
FPG (mg/dl)	158.50 ± 17.76	161.25 ± 13.62	0.50	211.88 ± 46.78	186.88 ± 34.11	0.014
PPG (mg/dl)	172.25 ± 59.99	176.00 ± 58.60	0.22	278.50 ± 104.61	225.25 ± 73.96	0.077
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	256.38 ± 36.59	265.00 ± 40.44	0.32	242.62 ± 30.55	196.25 ± 26.76	0.001
TG (mg/dl)	150.75 ± 51.80	164.88 ± 55.68	0.26	165.00 ± 56.27	140.62 ± 57.49	0.014
HDL (mg/dl)	50.88 ± 8.45	54.13 ± 8.69	0.49	54.25 ± 7.12	36.50 ± 9.16	0.001
LDL (mg/dl)	134.25 ± 40.16	154.63 ± 41.12	0.06	139.38 ± 50.80	115 ± 36.48	0.010
NO (μmol/L)	15.77 ± 2.74	16.00 ± 2.61	0.14	16.35 ± 5.00	18.81 ± 4.59	0.012
Cortisol (µg/dl)	16.24 ± 0.55	15.44 ± 3.29	0.30	16.90 ± 2.95	12.78 ± 1.56	0.008

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