N = 14 | Study period | ||||||
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Biochemical parameters | Reference value | Week 0 | Week 8 | Week 16 | |||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
Transferrin (mg/dl) | 200 – 360 | 261.21 | 27.82 | 261.71 | 33.00 | 265.50 | 28.67 |
Prealbumin (mg/dl) | 20 – 40 | 26.76 | 3.53 | 27.19 | 3.12 | 26.76 | 2.77 |
HDL (mg/dl) | 40 – 60 | 58.29 | 13.58 | 57.29 | 12.28 | 61.00a,b | 13.31 |
LDL (mg/dl) | 70 – 150 | 74.00 | 22.89 | 71.35 | 20.84 | 83.07 a,b | 22.58 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 110 – 200 | 147.86 | 26.74 | 149.71 | 27.68 | 154.57a | 26.80 |
Folic acid (ng/ml) | 4.2 – 19.9 | 8.14 | 1.17 | 7.73 | 2.57 | 7.62 | 2.36 |
Homocysteine (μmol/l) | 5 – 12 | 11.64 | 2.65 | 13.92a | 2.39 | 13.14a | 1.96 |