Table 3 Before-after changes of biochemical characteristics with non-normal distribution between the control and garlic group

IM

IL-6 (pg/ml)

−0.6 (− 1.4, − 0.2)

−0.9 (− 5.2, − 0.2)

0.097

−39.7% ± 28.0%

−51.7% ± 28.3%

0.185 ^b

CRP (mg/l)

− 1.0 (− 3.0, 2.0)

−4.0 (− 11.0, − 3.0)

<  0.001

−20.0% (− 30.0, 114.3%)

− 71.4% (− 85.7, -42.9%)

<  0.001 ^c

LP

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

−7.0 (− 38.0, 38.0)

− 9.0 (− 58.0, 10.0)

0.408

−4.1% (− 20.6, 36.9%)

− 5.7% (− 21.8, 14.3%)

0.238 ^c

LF

SGPT (iu/l)

0.0 (− 7.0, 3.0)

−2.0 (− 10, 4.0)

0.688

1.2% ± 40.3%

−6.2% ± 37.5%

0.553 ^b

SGOT (iu/l)

−1.0 (− 4.0, 2.0)

−1.0 (− 10.0, 1.0)

0.586

−4.9% ± 24.9%

−8.8% ± 41.9%

0.721 ^b

RF

Renal Kt/V

0.00 (− 0.04, 0.05)

0.01 (− 0.03, 0.17)

0.467

2.3% (− 16.3%, 38.9%)

4.0% (− 13.6%, 45.5%)

0.661 ^c

Urine volume (ml)

0.0 (0.0, 400.0)

0.0 (0.0, 200.0)

0.411

58.8% (− 12.7, 100.0%)

10.0% (− 28.6%, 54.5%)

0.288 ^c

OM

Parathormon (pg/ml)

29.0 (− 9.5, 85.5)

23.0 (− 11.0, 86.0)

0.946

50.8% (− 11.0%, 83.0%)

32.9% (− 15.9, 90.0%)

0.903 ^c

Homocysteine (mcmol/l)

−4.7 (− 10.5, −1.9)

− 6.7 (− 18.2, − 5.5)

0.129

−27.3% (− 46.0, − 10.8%)

−35.1% (− 45.4, −29.5%)

0.323 ^c