Variables

Baseline

8 week

after treatment

P

Mean (Standard Deviation)

Age (years)

41.7 (8.0)

Sex (N = 12)

Male

Female

N = 6

N = 6

Weight (kg)

77.3 (15.4)

77.4 (15.2)

0.777

BMI (kg/m²)

27.9 (2.7)

28.1 (2.8)

0.528

Cross Sectional Areas of VAT (cm²)

141.3 (46.4)

125.1 (42.8)

0.023

Cross Sectional Areas of SAT (cm²)

243.3 (24.7)

238.5 (40.7)

0.182

Waist Circumference (cm)

97.4 (7.2)

93.3 (7.3)

0.023

Fasting Plasma Glucose (mg/dL)

106.2 (25.4)

100.7 (8.3)

0.326

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)

210.3 (38.1)

188.9 (28.2)

0.060

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

160.6 (93.0)

106.7 (59.6)

0.034

HDL-Cholesterol (mg/dL)

59.4 (18.5)

57.7 (17.9)

0.142

AST (Aspartate Transaminase)

(IU/μL)

31.0 (11.0)

29.6 (12.5)

0.755

ALT (Alanine Transaminase)

(IU/μL)

35.7 (20.7)

38.8 (36.8)

0.969