Table 1: Metabolic characteristics before and after treatment.
Note: HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
| Baseline | After treatment | p value |
| Age | 51.2±9.3 | |
| Male (n/%) | 11(40.7) | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 25.0±3.2 | 25.7±3.8 | 0.012 |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 81.5±7.0 | 83.3±7.6 | 0.0751 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 93.1±7.6 | 97.7±7.5 | 0.0022 |
| Waist-hip ratio | 0.88±0.04 | 0.85±0.05 | 0.1203 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 123±17 | 121±10 | 0.8777 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 76±9 | 80±7 | 0.0276 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dl) | 150±66 | 123±34 | 0.0107 |
| Fasting plasma insulin (pmol/l) | 4.4±5.2 | 5.9±5.7 | 0.3360 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%) | 9.7±2.4 | 7.5±1.5 | 0.0005 |
| Total Cholesterol (mmol/ll) | 4.09±0.83 | 4.37±0.70 | 0.1497 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.61±1.20 | 1.61±0.58 | 0.1124 |
| HDL-C (mmol/l) | 0.11±0.03 | 0.13±0.03 | 0.0001 |