| Turmeric group (n = 26) | Placebo group (n = 22) | P-value1) | ||
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Baseline | 12Â week | Baseline | 12Â week | ||
WBC (×103/μl) | 6.8 ± 1.7 | 6.7 ± 1.7 | 6.2 ± 1.4 | 6.2 ± 1.4 | 0.79 |
RBC (×1003/μl) | 5.1 ± 0.3 | 5.1 ± 0.4 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 5.0 ± 0.3 | 0.36 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 15.9 ± 1.1 | 15.9 ± 1.2 | 15.6 ± 1.4 | 15.7 ± 1.3 | 0.21 |
Hematocrit (%) | 45.9 ± 2.9 | 46.0 ± 3.4 | 44.8 ± 2.9 | 45.4 ± 3.0 | 0.37 |
Platelet (×103/μl) | 252.2 ± 49.3 | 250.3 ± 44.3 | 255.6 ± 58.5 | 254.5 ± 62.7 | 0.92 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 193.6 ± 25.2 | 201.7 ± 30.0 | 194.2 ± 34.7 | 198.6 ± 31.7 | 0.62 |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 213.3 ± 114.4 | 220.9 ± 132.8 | 172.8 ± 78.0 | 209.4 ± 167.6 | 0.44 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 44.1 ± 11.8 | 43.69 ± 11.2 | 45.8 ± 10.2 | 48.5 ± 12.1 | 0.16 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 122.5 ± 29.4 | 117.3 ± 27.6 | 125.9 ± 38.9 | 113.6 ± 27.5 | 0.33 |
Glucose (mg/dL) | 91.9 ± 9.7 | 93.0 ± 12.6 | 90.1 ± 8.7 | 89.6 ± 8.7 | 0.52 |
Total Protein (g/dL) | 7.4 ± 0.3 | 7.48 ± 0.4 | 7.3 ± 0.4 | 7.4 ± 0.4 | 0.73 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.6 ± 0.2 | 4.63 ± 0.2 | 4.57 ± 0.2 | 4.6 ± 0.3 | 0.79 |
BUN (mg/dL) | 14.5 ± 4.7 | 13.5 ± 3.6 | 13.3 ± 2.6 | 12.9 ± 2.8 | 0.58 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.85 ± 0.13 | 0.81 ± 0.14 | 0.81 ± 0.14 | 0.83 ± 0.14 | 0.12 |