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Table 2 Inflammation biomarker changes over the course of the experiment1

From: Flaxseed supplementation improved insulin resistance in obese glucose intolerant people: a randomized crossover design

 

Baseline

After 12 weeks

 

Flaxseed

Wheat Bran

Flaxseed

Wheat Bran

IL-6 (pg/mL)

3.2 ± 0.6

3.1 ± 0.5

3.2 ± 0.5

3.6 ± 0.8

TNF-α (pg/mL)

0.9 ± 0.4

0.6 ± 0.5

0.8 ± 0.5

0.7 ± 0.6

hs-CRP (mg/L)

3.6 ± 1.7

4.6 ± 2.1

3.9 ± 0.9

7.2 ± 5.5

  1. 1 All values are mean ± standard deviation; n = 7-9; Statistical significance level was set at 0.05
  2. The inflammation biomarkers, IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP did not change significantly following 12 weeks of flaxseed or wheat bran supplementation. No significant difference in IL-6, TNF-α, and hs-CRP between flaxseed and wheat bran supplementation groups