|
Variables
|
Ctrl/Spi
|
Period
|
Patients received local balance diet
|
Patients received spirulina combined with a local balance diet
|
p-value
|
|---|
|
Age (Years)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
35.43 ± 10.04
|
36.01 ± 9.44
|
0.58
|
|
Sex (%)
| | | | | |
|
Female
|
87/82
|
T0
|
64.5 % (56)
|
69.8 % (60)
|
0.06
|
|
Male
|
35.6 % (31)
|
25.6 % (22)
|
|
BMI (kg/m2)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
26.02 ± 4.97
|
25.29 ± 4.54
|
0 .33
|
|
79/80
|
T6
|
25.18 ± 6.41
|
25.41 ± 4.98
|
0.80
|
|
66 /79
|
T12
|
22.18 ± 1.07
|
23.26 ± 6.53
|
0.44
|
|
CD4 (cells/μL)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
569.40 ± 179.89
|
596.32 ± 198
|
0.36
|
|
79/80
|
T6
|
464.86 ± 200.33
|
609.07 ± 149.14
|
<0.00*
|
|
66/79
|
T12
|
429.04 ± 177.19
|
614.92 ± 179.43
|
<0.00*
|
|
Viral load (copies/mL)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
61199.03 ± 6.27
|
74770.33 ± 3.19
|
0.53
|
|
79/80
|
T6
|
66615,45 ± 7.45
|
38539.70 ± 2.22
|
<0.00
|
|
66/79
|
T12
|
174595.22 ± 1.20
|
30872.33 ± 3.93
|
<0.00
|
|
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
12.87 ± 1.53
|
13.14 ± 1.85
|
0.32
|
|
79/80
|
T6
|
12.22 ± 1.42
|
13.49 ± 1.24
|
<0.00
|
|
66/79
|
T12
|
11.69 ± 1.62
|
12.71 ± 1.71
|
<0.00
|
|
Fasting Blood Sugar (mg/L)
|
87/82
|
T0
|
115 ± 53.70
|
105.89 ± 25.91
|
0.159
|
|
79/80
|
T6
|
105.00 ± 30.76
|
103.14 ± 15.93
|
0.65
|
|
66 /79
|
T12
|
113.77 ± 61.85
|
95.35 ± 9.63
|
<0.00*
|
- Mean values ± SD. *Significant difference between the group (P < 0.00). Significant difference between the group (p < 0.05). Ctrl: Control, Spi: Spirulina group; To, T6,T13: time (months)
