Aged Garlic Extract Improves Adiponectin Levels in Subjects with Metabolic Syndrome: A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized, Crossover Study

Table 3

Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), adjusting by phase, treatment, and their interaction (treatment × phase).

Parameter	AGE	Placebo	𝑃 value	ANCOVA
	Change differences (𝑛=43)	Change differences (𝑛=43)		𝑃 value treatment	𝑃 value phase
Adiponectin (ng/mL)	313.79±179.44	−271.88±187.18	0.027^*Ψ	0.031^&	0.428

^Ψ𝑃<0.05.  ^&𝑃<0.05 ANCOVA model. 𝑃 value treatment and phase: analysis of covariance.