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Table 2 Comparison of baseline mean for weight, BMI, Sirt1, inflammatory factors, and liver enzymes in overweight/obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

From: Green cardamom increases Sirtuin-1 and reduces inflammation in overweight or obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial

Variables

Cardamom (n = 43) Mean(SD)

Placebo (n = 44) Mean(SD)

P-value

Weight (kg)

85.2(11.3)

88.6(13.2)

0.2*

BMI (kg/m2)

30.5(2.4)

30.7(3.2)

0.6**

Sirt1 (ng/ml)

1.3(0.5)

1.2(0.5)

0.6*

TNF-α (ng/l)

16.7(4.6)

15.9(3.4)

0.3*

IL-6 (ng/l)

9.7(3.0)

9.3(2.6)

0.5*

hs-CRP (mg/l)

5.5(3.0)

5.4(3.2)

0.8**

ALT (u/l)

44.5(16.4)

41.8(12.4)

0.4**

AST (u/l)

26.0(9.3)

25.1(8.0)

0.7**

  1. *t-test; **Mann-Whitney; BMI body mass index, Sirt1 sirtuin-1, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, IL-6 interleukin-6, hs-CRP high sensitive c-reactive protein, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate transaminase
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