Table 3 Laboratory values after treatment
Laboratory measurement | Reference value | Probiotic cheese | Control cheese | Extent of changes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline | After treatment | P | Baseline | After treatment | P | Probiotic vs. Control P | ||
Total cholesterol, mmol/L | <5.2 | 5.32 ± 1 25 | 4.09 ± 1.20 | <0.001 | 5.34 ± 0.95 | 4.35 ± 0.87 | 0.004 | 0.495 |
LDL, mmol/L | < 3.8 | 3.08 ± 1.11 | 2.20 ± 0.92 | 0.004 | 3.21 ± 0.69 | 2.64 ± 0.66 | 0.021 | 0.276 |
HDL, mmol/L | < 1.15 | 1.13 ± 0.25 | 0.94 ± 0.17 | 0.006 | 1.14 ± 0.26 | 1.05 ± 0.22 | 0.229 | 0.128 |
TG, mmol/L | < 1.7 | 2.80 ± 2.01 | 2.09 ± 1.62 | 0.041 | 2.14 ± 1.16 | 1.43 ± 0.56 | 0.085 | 0.696 |
Serum glucose, mmol/L | 3.9 -5.8 | 7.16 ± 2.84 | 5.87 ± 1.00 | 0.171 | 6.84 ± 1.92 | 5.64 ± 1.6 | 0.014 | 0.875 |
Serum creatinine, μmol/L | 50 – 105 | 80.8 ± 20.0 | 69.2 ± 19.4 | 0.003 | 70.5 ± 13.6 | 57.3 ± 7.4 | 0.007 | 0.394 |
Urea, μmol/L | 2.5 – 6.4 | 4.72 ± 1.21 | 5.62 ± 2.29 | 0.017 | 4.66 ± 2.71 | 3.89 ± 0.98 | 0.245 | 0.011 |
Uric acid, μmol/L | 200 – 340 | 356.1 ± 85.7 | 393.4 ± 128.6 | <0.07 | 326.7 ± 147.7 | 308.8 ± 111.4 | 0.49 | 0.252 |
Total bilirubin, μmol/L | < 20 | 14.9 ± 5.68 | 12.6 ± 4.24 | 0.003 | 14.2 ± 4.83 | 11.3 ± 3.61 | 0.005 | 0.547 |
AST, U/L | 0 – 35 | 23.5 ± 8.02 | 27.8 ± 9.86 | <0.053 | 31.5 ± 16.6 | 25.0 ± 10.5 | 0.084 | 0.468 |
ALT, U/L | 0 – 35 | 32.8 ± 16.0 | 36.3 ± 20.9 | 0.390 | 45.3 ± 36.4 | 35.9 ± 26.1 | 0.149 | 0.118 |