Table 2 Between group serum differences in nutritional status after three months of Psyllium or PGX fibre supplementation
CONTROL | PSYLLIUM | PGX | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SEM | Difference | n | Mean ± SEM | Difference | n | Mean ± SEM | Difference | n | |
Vitamin E (µg/mL) | 6.8 ± 0.6 | -0.6 | 45 | 8.8 ± 1.0 | 0.6 | 43 | 7.8 ± 0.9 | 0 | 39 |
Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | 688.8 ± 65.6 | -42.7 | 44 | 757.3 ± 72.7 | 1.9 | 43 | 688.9 ± 65.1 | 11.6 | 39 |
Vitamin C (mg/dL) | 62.3 ± 3.4 | -1.6 | 45 | 60.8 ± 3.2 | -4.9 | 43 | 57.7 ± 2.8 | -5.9 | 38 |
Vitamin A (ng/mL) | 48.7 ± 3.0 | -3.7 | 44 | 46.9 ± 3.2 | -2.6 | 43 | 49.5 ± 3.2 | 0.6 | 39 |
Vitamin D (ng/mL) | 10.0 ± 1.4 | -0.7 | 45 | 10.3 ± 1.0 | -1.6 | 43 | 8.6 ± 0.8 | -1.3 | 39 |
Folate (pg/mL) | 2822.9 ± 518.8 | 264.7 | 45 | 2833.3 ± 476.2 | 182.8 | 41 | 2417.9 ± 415.0 | 226.6 | 38 |
Thyroglobulin (ng/mL) | 11.2 ± 3.4 | 1 | 42 | 8.5 ± 1.0 | 0.1 | 42 | 7.2 ± 1.2 | -0.4 | 38 |
Potassium (µg/mL) | 71.2 ± 3.5 | -28.6 | 45 | 76.7 ± 3.9 | -21.8 | 43 | 70.1 ± 3.8 | -28.4 | 39 |
Sodium (µg/mL) | 3012.4 ± 28.4 | 306 | 45 | 3051.6 ± 29.8 | 320.9 | 43 | 3040.5 ± 26.2 | 279.6 | 39 |
Iron (µg/mL) | 0.8 ± 0.0 | -0.2 | 45 | 0.8 ± 0.0 | -0.3 | 43 | 0.9 ± 0.1 | -0.1 | 39 |
Zinc (µg/mL) | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 0.2 | 45 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 0.2 | 43 | 0.5 ± 0.0 | 0.2 | 39 |
Calcium (µg/mL) | 43.9 ± 0.7 | 9.9 | 45 | 44.2 ± 0.7 | 8.9 | 43 | 43.2 ± 0.7 | 9.7 | 39 |
Magnesium (µg/mL) | 7.2 ± 0.1 | 0.5 | 45 | 7.4 ± 0.1 | 0.5 | 43 | 7.3 ± 0.2 | 0.5 | 39 |