Clinical Study
Pomegranate Polyphenols Lower Lipid Peroxidation in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes but Have No Effects in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study
Table 4
Effects of POMx supplementation on safety parameters1.
| Variables | Healthy controls () | T2DM subjects () | Screen | Week 4 | Screen | Week 4 |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L) | | | | | Alanine aminotransferase (U/L) | | | | | Alkaline phosphatase (U/L) | | | | | Bilirubin, total (mg/dL) | | | | | Total protein (g/dL) | | | | | Albumin (g/dL) | | | | | Globulin (g/dL) | | | | | Albumin/globulin ratio | | | | | Sodium (mEq/L) | | | | | Potassium (mEq/L) | | | | | Chloride (mEq/L) | | | | | Calcium (mg/dL) | | | | | Thyroxine (T4) (ug/dL) | | | | | T3 Uptake (%) | | | | | Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL) | | | | | Creatinine (mg/dL) | | | | | Blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio | 2 | | | | White blood cell (K/mm3) | | | | | Red blood cell (M/mm3) | | | | | Hemoglobin (gm/dL) | | | | | Hematocrit (%) | | | | | Platelet count (K/mm3) | | | | |
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Data are mean ± SD. Significantly different from baseline (); T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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