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Table 4 Fasting plasma glucose and serum lipid levels by group and visit

From: Effect of a herbal extract powder (YY-312) from Imperata cylindrica Beauvois, Citrus unshiu Markovich, and Evodia officinalis Dode on body fat mass in overweight adults: a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group clinical trial

 

YY-312 group

Placebo group

P-value*

n

Mean ± SD

n

Mean ± SD

FPG (mg/dL)

 Baseline

30

91.5 ± 10.3

30

91.1 ± 7.7

0.843

 6 weeks

24

93.5 ± 13.3

26

90.2 ± 11.9

0.358

 12 weeks

20

93.8 ± 13.0

19

94.3 ± 11.8

0.908

T-Chol (mg/dL)

 Baseline

30

202.4 ± 40.2

30

206.8 ± 44.4

0.689

 6 weeks

24

204.4 ± 45.9

26

211.7 ± 46.5

0.579

 12 weeks

20

203.5 ± 47.1

19

203.5 ± 33.8

0.999

TG (mg/dL)

 Baseline

30

111.0 ± 58.6

30

126.4 ± 107.5

0.493

 6 weeks

24

111.3 ± 56.8

26

132.3 ± 80.6

0.295

 12 weeks

20

107.4 ± 47.2

19

120.2 ± 67.9

0.496

HDL-C (mg/dL)

 Baseline

30

53.1 ± 10.1

30

57.2 ± 10.5

0.128

 6 weeks

24

48.6 ± 8.7

26

56.0 ± 11.3

0.013

 12 weeks

20

49.6 ± 8.3

19

55.3 ± 9.7

0.052

LDL-C (mg/dL)

 Baseline

30

128.4 ± 31.5

30

126.8 ± 34.1

0.848

 6 weeks

24

125.9 ± 32.2

26

125.6 ± 34.2

0.978

 12 weeks

20

128.0 ± 33.5

19

124.0 ± 28.2

0.690

  1. SD Standard deviation, FPG Fasting plasma glucose, T-Chol Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. *P-value by independent samples t-test