Research Article

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Nutrition Education for Improvement of Diet Quality and Inflammation in Iranian Obese Women

Table 5

Serum levels of inflammatory markers in the study groups at the baseline and end of study.

VariablesEducated group ()Noneducated group ()

Adiponectin
 Baseline8.52 ± 2.288.10 ± 3.740.6090.995
 End11.72 ± 4.24 7.26 ± 3.870.0130.035
0.0270.330
TNF-α
 Baseline10.05 ± 4.609.86 ± 3.420.8580.809
 End7.91 ± 2.469.65 ± 3.850.0440.011
0.0310.605
Hs-CRP
 Baseline7.50 ± 3.017.00 ± 3.430.5610.535
 End5.12 ± 2.17.41 ± 2.960.0210.039
0.0190.271

Data were expressed as mean ± SD.
resulted from independent sample -test; resulted from ANCONA test (adjustment for age, weight and energy intake); and resulted from paired sample -test.