Table 4 Anthropometric and metabolic parameters in study groups before and after treatment
Variable | Treatment Groups | P ‡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Spirulina platensis | Percent change | Placebo | Percent change | |||
Weight(kg) | Before | 89.62 ± 11.54 | 1.79 | 87.66 ± 13.64 | 0.71 | 0.007 |
After | 88.01 ± 11.42 | 87.03 ± 13.70 | ||||
P† | <0.001 | 0.09 | ||||
WC(cm) | Before | 98.89 ± 8.48 | 1.40 | 101.07 ± 9.56 | 0.66 | 0.059 |
After | 97.50 ± 8.39 | 100.40 ± 9.77 | ||||
P† | 0.00 | 0.003 | ||||
BMI (kg/m2) | Before | 33.35 ± 2.81 | −1.90 | 32.71 ± 3.18 | −0.73 | 0.005 |
After | 32.71 ± 2.80 | 32.47 ± 3.24 | ||||
P† | <0.001 | 0.01 | ||||
VEGF(ng/l) | Before | 3.22 ± 0.37 | 0.14 | 3.20 ± 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.580 |
after | 3.22 ± 0.37 | 3.21 ± 0.29 | ||||
P† | 0.775 | 0.735 | ||||
TG(mg/dl) | Before | 144.13 ± 57.57 | −3.84 | 156.14 ± 79.01 | −7.31 | 0.486 |
after | 136.65 ± 60.80 | 140.88 ± 72.73 | ||||
P† | 0.365 | 0.052 | ||||
LDL(mg/dl) | Before | 116.27 ± 34.79 | −2.06 | 119.90 ± 21.69 | −2.05 | 0.725 |
after | 115.42 ± 28.61 | 116.68 ± 21.31 | ||||
P† | 0.886 | 0.196 | ||||
HDL(mg/dl) | Before | 36.55 ± 10.21 | 1.73 | 34.88 ± 11.56 | 4.36 | 0.385 |
after | 38.75 ± 8.84 | 38.37 ± 9.44 | ||||
P† | 0.05 | 0.001 | ||||
TC(mg/dl) | Before | 190.48 ± 35.25 | −4.67 | 187.25 ± 27.10 | −2.18 | 0.123 |
after | 180.10 ± 31.13 | 183.03 ± 28.07 | ||||
P† | 0.002 | 0.09 | ||||
Appetite | Before | 211.03 ± 31.68 | −4.16 | 191.29 ± 33.95 | 2.44 | 0.001 |
after | 202.06 ± 34.13 | 195 ± 33.25 | ||||
P† | 0.008 | 0.064 | ||||