Baseline Changes in 8 weeks D-value P-value
Group I        
hs-CRP (mg\L) 4.15 ± 1.08 3.22 ± 1.46 0.93 ± 0.66 0.0005
IMT (mm) 1.07 ± 0.39 0.82 ± 0.25 0.25 ± 0.14 0.0009
LVM (g\m2) 124.83 ± 36.77 111.46 ± 37.08 13.37 ± 9.85 0.0061
Group II        
hs-CRP (mg\L) 3.99 ± 1.77 3.04 ± 1.38 0.95 ± 0.72 0.0005
IMT (mm) 1.11 ± 0.21 0.88 ± 0.68 0.23 ± 0.11 0.0011
LVM (g\m2) 121.65 ± 35.19 108.07 ± 36.92 13.58 ± 8.71 0.0059
Table 4: Comparison of serum hs-CRP, LVMI, and IMT before and after treatment.