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Table 4 Inflammatory markers and lipid profiles at 12 weeks

Indicator	Treatment group (12 weeks)	Control group (12 weeks)	P value
IL-6 (pg/mL)	3.2 ± 0.8	5.1 ± 1.2	< 0.001
TNF-α (pg/mL)	8.4 ± 1.6	12.3 ± 2.1	< 0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)	2.8 ± 0.9	4.3 ± 1.3	< 0.001
LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.4 ± 0.4	2.1 ± 0.6	< 0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	3.6 ± 0.7	4.3 ± 0.8	< 0.001
HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L)	1.2 ± 0.3	1.2 ± 0.3	0.856
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	1.5 ± 0.6	1.6 ± 0.7	0.412

IL-6: Interleukin-6; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α; hs-CRP: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein; HDL: High-density lipoprotein.