Table 2 Anthropometric characteristics, methylation level, lipid profile and oxidative stress of women before and after intervention
Parameter | Before intervention | After intervention | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p value | |
Weight (kg) | 77.7 | 14.1 | 74.4 | 14 | 0.4013 |
Height (m) | 1.59 | 1.1 | 1.59 | 1.1 | – |
BMI (kg/m2) | 30.5 | 5.3 | 29.2 | 5.1 | 0.3792 |
WC (cm) | 0.94 | 0.12 | 0.90 | 0.12 | 0.3015 |
HC (cm) | 1.14 | 0.12 | 1.01 | 0.11 | 0.2288 |
Waist-to-height ratio (WHtR; cm/m) | 0.59 | 0.8 | 0.57 | 0.7 | 0.3471 |
Methylation level (%) | 42.2 | 18.1 | 29.1 | 14.1 | 0.0006* |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 201.6 | 46.2 | 194.8 | 48.1 | 0.5818 |
HDL-C (mg/dl) | 44.3 | 9.6 | 50.7 | 9.2 | 0.0118* |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 122.7 | 43.7 | 119.9 | 40.1 | 0.8103 |
Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 146.7 | 80.6 | 150.5 | 67.7 | 0.8462 |
MDA | 3.2 | 0.9 | 4 | 0.8 | 0.0029* |
TAC (%) | 41 | 13 | 53 | 12 | 0.0005* |