Table 5 Between-group comparison of the participants’ inflammatory markers (mean change) on days four and seven of the study

Day 4

 Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)

0.88 ± 1.06

1.54 ± 1.34

1.898

0.064

0.55

 Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

12.2 ± 2.53

11.3 ± 2.20

1.217

0.230

0.38

 Leucocytes (× 10³/uL)

1.05 ± 1.99

1.11 ± 1.38

0.105

0.917

0.04

 Neutrophils (× 10³/uL)

0.25 ± 1.59

1.18 ± 2.02

1.772

0.083

0.51

 Lymphocytes (× 10³/uL)

−0.21 ± 0.83

−0.43 ± 0.54

1.072

0.289

0.31

 Monocytes (× 10³/uL)

0.07 ± 0.19

0.09 ± 0.23

0.328

0.745

0.09

Day 7

 Interleukin-6 (pg/ml)

0.89 ± 1.30

1.70 ± 1.61

1.922

0.061

0.55

 Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

14.8 ± 9.33

22.0 ± 19.9

1.595

0.117

0.46

 Leucocytes (× 10³/uL)

0.88 ± 2.49

1.74 ± 1.92

1.332

0.190

0.39

 Neutrophils (× 10³/uL)

0.09 ± 2.39

1.94 ± 2.94

2.329

0.021*

0.69

 Lymphocytes (× 10³/uL)

−0.05 ± 0.62

−0.91 ± 0.93

3.742

0.001*

1.09

 Monocytes (× 10³/uL)

0.14 ± 0.35

0.11 ± 0.32

0.380

0.705

0.09