Table 2: Final blood parameters: Glycemia, T. cholesterol, HDL Chol, LDL Chol, TAG, AST, ALT.

Control MSG
Mean SD Mean SD P
Glycemia (mg/dl) 161.6 23.9 176 25.67 0.365
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) 133.2 5.17 125.83 6.46 0.07
HDL Chol (mg/dl) 39 3.39 39.16 3.25 0.936
LDL Chol (mg/dl) 31 20.54 21 11.73 0.301
TAG (mg/dl) 318.2 108.2 329 67.99 0.844
AST (IU/dl) 133.8 34.12 110.33 40.09 0.329
ALT (IU/dl) 43.6 2.97 44.83 3.65 0.56

Control: n = 6; MSG: n = 6; P < 0.05: significantly different. Student's T test.