Table 4 The changes in weight and clinical laboratory tests after 6 weeks in the studied groups
Variable | Baseline | Puncture day | Changes | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L-carnitine group | Weight (kg) | 70.0 (12.0) | 67.3 (9.6) | −2.65 | < 0.001 |
FBS (mg/dL) | 94.1 (12.0) | 90.2 (6.7) | −3.95 | 0.021 | |
Fasting Insulin (uIU/mL) | 11.5 (5.3) | 10.0 (4.8) | −1.46 | 0.004 | |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 161.1 (38.7) | 142.7 (32.9) | −18.3 | < 0.001 | |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 141.4 (50.8) | 117.70 (43.9) | −24.4 | < 0.001 | |
LDL (mg/dL) | 98.6 (32.6) | 82.0 (28.1) | −16.6 | < 0.001 | |
HDL (mg/dL) | 43.5 (14.0) | 46.8 (13.5) | 3.3 | < 0.001 | |
Control group | Weight (kg) | 70.6(10.2) | 70.3 (10.5) | −0.35 | 0.56 |
FBS (mg/dL) | 92.4 (8.9) | 92.3 (9.0) | 0.10 | 0.89 | |
Fasting insulin (uIU/mL) | 10.1 (5.6) | 10.4 (4.7) | 0.39 | 0.26 | |
Cholesterol (mg/dL) | 162.1 (35.4) | 161.9 (31.7) | −0.18 | 0.94 | |
Triglyceride (mg/dL) | 120.7 (52.1) | 125.1 (46.9) | −4.43 | 0.25 | |
LDL (mg/dL) | 96.3 (27.1) | 95.4 (28.9) | −0.83 | 0.73 | |
HDL (mg/dL) | 46.7 (12.4) | 47.2 (11.5) | 0.46 | 0.52 | |