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Table 2 Change of variables after 12 weeks of treatment

From: Effect of Oral carnosine supplementation on urinary TGF-β in diabetic nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial

Variables

Placebo

(N=20)

Carnosine

(N=20)

P value

Body weight (kg)

-0.65±1.64

-0.22±2.23

0.167

Body mass index (kg/m2)

-0.25±0.65

-0.18±0.97

0.101

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

-0.90±7.38

-3.15±12.40

0.217

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

-1.95±6.20

0.35±6.32

0.424

BUN (mg/dL)

1.76±5.23

0.48±5.59

0.199

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.01±0.11

-0.03±0.13

0.523

GFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

-0.29±8.04

4.18±11.82

0.232

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)

-25.9 ± 73.6

-16.7 ± 73.59

0.696

HemoglobinA1C (%)

-0.07±1.46

-0.33±0.78

0.486

LDL (mg/dL)

10.30±47.40

-23.40±86.60

0.556

HDL (mg/dL)

1.60±12.10

-1.90±11.0

0.929

Cholesterol (mg/dL)

9.84±51.90

-10.10±41.60

0.984

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

-9.20±70.70

-0.50±63.70

0.653

  1. Data in the table are shown with average + standard deviation.
  2. BUN blood urea nitrogen, GF glomerular filtration rate, LDL low density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein cholesterol