Table 4 |
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Effect of consecutive ingestion of Guava Leaf Tea on serum adiponectin level in subjects with moderate hyperlipidemia (stratified by the initial level of serum adiponectin and HbA1c) |
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Serum adiponectin level (μg/mL) |
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n |
Initial week |
Week 8 |
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Initial adiponectin level |
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< 4.0 μg/mL |
5 |
2.3 ± 1.7 |
5.7 ± 1.8* |
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4.0 -- 5.5 μg/mL |
3 |
4.5 ± 0.7 |
4.9 ± 3.9 |
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5.5 -- 7.0 μg/mL |
6 |
6.4 ± 0.4 |
6.8 ± 2.4 |
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≧ 7.0 μg/mL |
9 |
11.6 ± 4.8 |
13.0 ± 6.0 |
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Initial HbA1c |
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≧ 6.5% |
9 |
5.7 ± 1.8 |
6.8 ± 3.2* |
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< 6.5% |
14 |
10.4 ± 5.3 |
5.7 ± 1.8 |
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Subjects and conditions in the intervention are described in Table 3. Values are expressed as mean ± SD. *: p < 0.05 (Dunnett's multiple paired test). Reproduced from [33] with some modifications. |
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Deguchi and Miyazaki Nutrition & Metabolism 2010 7:9 doi:10.1186/1743-7075-7-9 |
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