The Effect of 600 mg Alpha-lipoic Acid Supplementation on Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and RAGE in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Biochemical parameters at baseline and posttreatment by the study group.

Variable	Experimental; ()		Placebo; ()		Control; ()
	Baseline	Posttreatment	Baseline	Posttreatment	Baseline	Six months
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
Hematocrit (%)
Glucose (mg/dL)
Urea (mg/dL)
Creatinine (mg/dL)
Uric acid (mg/dL)
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
HDL-C (mg/dL)
Albumin (g/dL)
HbA1c (%)

HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin. The values represent . Repeated measure analysis of variance. Dunnett’s post hoc test. .