Table 1 Body characteristics and biochemical, lipid and hormone profile of experimental subjects

20.07 ± 0.43

21.29 ± 0.28

20.94 ± 0.26

21.03 ± 0.32

0.06

31.58 ± 0.77

32.99 ± 0.59

31.37 ± 0.58

32.36 ± 0.87

0.31

57.58 ± 2.85

54.91 ± 1.59

50.19 ± 3.44

54.78 ± 2.38

0.27

1.08^a ± 0.13

1.36^ab ± 0.09

0.98^a ± 0.16

1.67^b ± 0.14

0.001

1.25 ± 0.06

1.23 ± 0.05

1.30 ± 0.03

1.33 ± 0.06

0.49

8.12^a ± 0.65

12.14^b ± 1.00

9.90^ab ± 1.16

13.33^b ± 0.84

0.001

121.60^a ± 1.34

121.67^a ± 3.25

127.0^ab ± 1.62

130.13^b ± 1.54

0.01

87.43 ± 4.08

89.39 ± 4.61

96.75 ± 1.22

98.09 ± 2.91

0.08

156.99^ab ± 4.59

177.36^bc ± 7.73

146.2^a ± 5.30

190.03^c ± 5.36

<0.0001

45.00^a ± 2.10

52.03^ab ± 3.41

62.50^b ± 3.09

92.50^c ± 3.87

<0.0001

98.53^ac ± 8.05

117.43^ab ± 10.21

81.97^c ± 6.53

132.90^b ± 8.23

<0.001

525.5 ± 55.6

552.51 ± 56.57

539.73 ± 43.84

606.46 ± 54.50

0.75

3.65^a ± 0.38

4.67^ab ± 0.27

3.06^a ± 0.31

5.86^b ± 0.70

<0.001

1761.88^a ± 200.3

1708.5^a ± 123.17

1078.42^b ± 86.51

1994.65^a ± 150.65

<0.001

58.38 ± 5.39

58.82 ± 5.55

64.74 ± 4.24

59.75 ± 4.82

0.81

129.13^ab ± 17.9

95.46^b ± 7.37

143.68^c ± 11.91

113.75^ac ± 8.69

0.04

5096.68^a ± 662.7

9073.34^b ± 1319.8

5460.9^a ± 979.17

10917.55^b ± 716.01

<0.001

69.06^a ± 7.26

55.09^a ± 6.03

69.05^a ± 7.96

39.58^b ± 4.53

0.01

25.24 ± 1.64

23.12 ± 1.33

21.64 ± 1.24

25.33 ± 1.67

0.26

11.35^a ± 1.35

7.77^a ± 1.97

9.59^a ± 1.40

30.56^b ± 11.44

0.03