Table 2 Serum concentrations of inflammatory and oxidative stress indices at baseline and post-intervention.

From: The effect of curcumin and high-content eicosapentaenoic acid supplementations in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: a double-blinded randomized clinical trial

Variables

Time

CP (n = 24)

EP (n = 23)

CE (n = 25)

PP (n = 23)

Between-group difference in change, mean (95% CI)b

CP vs. EP

CP vs. CE

CP vs. PP

EP vs. CE

EP vs. PP

CE vs. PP

Hs-CRP

Before

9.30 ± 3.19

8.66 ± 2.09

9.42 ± 2.57

8.63 ± 1.45

0.50 (−0.34, 1.36)

0.28 (−0.56, 1.14)

−0.56 (−1.42, 0.28)

−0.21 (−1.07, 0.63)

−1.07 (−1.92, −0.21)

−0.85 (−1.70, −0.01)

After

7.31 ± 2.21

6.94 ± 1.84

6.61 ± 2.58

9.11 ± 2.55

MD

−1.99 (−3.72, −0.26)

−1.71 (−2.89, −0.53)a

−2.84 (−4.51, −1.17)a

0.48 (−0.85, 1.82)

TAC

Before

3.15 ± 1.41

2.91 ± 1.22

3.36 ± 1.27

3.24 ± 1.19

0.13 (−0.65, 0.38)

−0.72 (−1.24, −0.20)a

0.14 (−0.37, 0.66)

−0.85 (−1.37, −0.34)a

0.01 (−0.50, 0.52)

0.86 (0.35, 1.38)a

After

3.54 ± 1.32

3.51 ± 1.39

4.78 ± 1.19

3.17 ± 1.22

MD

0.38 (−0.32, 1.09)

0.59 (−0.25, 1.45)

1.42 (0.69, 2.16)a

−0.07 (−0.69, 0.55)

MDA

Before

6.00 ± 2.19

5.71 ± 1.99

6.91 ± 2.62

6.47 ± 1.77

−0.21 (−0.65, 1.08)

0.27 (−0.59, 1.14)

−0.62 (−1.48, 0.24)

0.06 (−0.80, 0.92)

−0.83 (−1.70, 0.03)

−0.89 (−1.76, −0.02)

After

5.08 ± 2.93

5.25 ± 2.35

4.60 ± 2.01

6.28 ± 1.92

MD

−0.91 (−2.39, 0.56)

−0.45 (−1.84, 0.92)

−2.30 (−3.70, −0.89)a

−0.18 (−1.32, 0.95)

  1. ap < 0.01.
  2. bobtain from two‐way repeated measures analysis of variance after adjusting for covariates.