| Variable |
Baseline
(mean ± SD) |
After two months of treatment
(mean ± SD) |
Statistical significance |
| Glucose (mg/dl) |
81 ± 4 |
82 ± 4 |
NS |
| SHBG (nmol/1) |
55 ± 32 |
9 ± 3 |
p = 0.03 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
184 ± 27 |
177 ± 10 |
NS |
| HDL (mg/dl) |
53 ± 15 |
37 ± 15 |
NS |
| LDL (mg/dl) |
122 ± 18 |
125 ± 22 |
NS |
| AST (U/l) |
25 ± 4 |
27 ± 5 |
NS |
| ALT (UI/l) |
17 ± 4 |
32 ± 20 |
NS |
SD: Standard Deviation; NS: Not Significant; SHBG: Sex Hormone Binding
Globulin; HDL: High-Density Lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low-Density Lipoprotein
cholesterol; ALT: Alanine Transaminase; AST: Aspartate Transaminase |
