Supplementation with Korean Red Ginseng Improves Current Perception Threshold in Korean Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 3

Diabetic microvascular complication studies.

	KRG group ()			Placebo group ()
	Week 0	Week 24	Within-group value	Week 0	Week 24	Within-group value
CPT of Lex, right
2000 Hz			0.010			NS
250 Hz			0.007			NS
5 Hz			NS			NS
CPT of Lex, left
2000 Hz			0.023			NS
250 Hz			0.005			0.022
5 Hz			0.007			0.004
PGF2α (pg/ml)			NS			NS
hsCRP (mcg/ml)			NS			NS
IL-6 (pg/ml)			NS			NS
TNF-α (pg/ml)			NS			NS
AGE (mcg/ml)			NS			NS

is significant. CPT: current perception threshold; Lex: lower extremities; PGF2α: isoprostane 8-epi PGF2α; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin 6; TNF-α: TNF-alpha; AGE: advanced glycation end product.