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Table 3. Biochemical parameters at baseline and at the end of the study in the Placebo and Synbiotic groups. Means [CI95%]; *Geometric means [CI95%]; **Median [IQR]. p significance for the corresponding parametric or no-parametric analysis of variances
Variables
Placebo (n=20)
Symbiotic (n=18) p
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) Baseline
Final
HDL (mg/dL) Baseline
LDL (mg/dL) Baseline
Triglycerides (mg/dL) Baseline
Glucose (mg/dL) Baseline
Insulin (µU/ml) Baseline
HOMA index Baseline
AUC glucose Baseline
AUC insulin Baseline
174.0 [ ]
166.3 [ ]
37.4 [ ]
37.3 [ ]
113.5 [ ]**
101.8 [ ]**
123.1 [ ]
114.5 [ ]
111.1 [ ]
104.7 [ ]
9.11 [ ]*
13.1 [ ]*
2.61 [ ]*
4.7 [ ]*
19040 [ ]
18148 [ ]
10725 [ ]
12368 [ ]
164.6 [ ]
158.6 [ ]
33.3 [ ]
33.9 [ ]
111.6 [ ]**
95.4 [ ]**
110.7 [ ]
120.1 [ ]
109.1 [ ]
107.7 [ ]
8.58 [ ]*
9.66 [ ]*
2.29 [ ]*
3.13 [ ]*
17470 [ ]
19229 [ ]
10023 [ ]
11743 [ ] NS
Francisca Peña et al. Effect of the Synbiotic (B. animalis spp. lactis Bb12 + Oligofructose) in Obese Subjects. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 8, doi: /jfnr
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