Table 4 Blood pressure and biochemical data of patients at baseline compared with last assessment

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

11

112 ± 13

112 ± 11

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

11

60 ± 15

63 ± 12

Heart rate (bpm)

11

73 ± 9

72 ± 8

Uric acid (mg/dL)

11

4.0 ± 0.8

4.0 ± 1.2

Glucose (mg/dL)

11

78.2 ± 6.8

75.6 ± 5.3

Creatinine (mg/dL)

11

0.7 ± 0.1

0.7 ± 0.1

Urea (mg/dL)

11

20.5 ± 7.6

23.2 ± 6.7

BUN (mg/dL)

11

1.68 ± 0.63

1.90 ± 0.55

HbA1c (%)

10

5.1 ± 0.4

5.0 ± 0.3

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

11

165 ± 37

156 ± 34

HDL-C (mg/dL)

11

55 ± 14

51 ± 11

LDL-C (mg/dL)

11

93 ± 32

85 ± 32

VLDL-C (mg/dL)

11

17 ± 6

20 ± 10

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

11

84 ± 27

99 ± 50

ApoA1 (mg/dL)

10

153 ± 25

145 ± 31

ApoB (mg/dL)

10

82 ± 22

80 ± 22

Iron (μg/dL)

11

115 (85–135)

88 (48–144)

Transferrin (mg/dL)

11

271 ± 43

263 ± 44

Ferritin (ng/dL)

11

65 ± 35

52 ± 26

Albumin (g/dL)

11

4.69 ± 0.33

4.57 ± 0.17

Homocysteine (μmol/L)

8

8.44 ± 1.51

8.21 ± 1.32

Prealbumin (mg/dL)

11

240 (224–278)

272 (200–293)

CRP (mg/dL)

10

0.89 (0.72–2.46)

1.28 (0.77–2.92)

Insulin (μU/mL)

8

7.8 (7.3–13.6)

9.8 (6.5–18.3)

HOMA-IR

8

1.5 (1.4–2.5)

1.8 (1.2–3.5)

Calcium (mmol/L)

11

2.37 ± 0.12

2.33 ± 0.11

Phosphorus (mmol/L)

11

1.07 ± 0.24

0.98 ± 0.14

Selenium (μmol/L)

6

0.70 ± 0.30

0.96 ± 0.31

Zinc (μmol/L)

11

12.5 (9.7–17.4)

11.3 (10.4–12.4)

Vit. B12 (pg/L)

11

484 (413–734)

459 (301–1043)

Vit. D (nmol/L)

11

77 ± 26

70 ± 27

Folic acid (ng/mL)

9

12.9 ± 3.8

12.9 ± 5.3