Total number of population = 30 | Control group | C. sinensis group | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Male | 5 (62.5) | 13 (59.1) |  |
 Female | 3 (37.5) | 9 (40.9) |  |
Age (years) | 45.5 (24–65) | 47.0 (36–68) | 0.26 |
ALB (g/l) | 43.8 ± 4.6 | 46.8 ± 4.5 | 0.12 |
UA (μmol/l) | 268.1 ± 92.4 | 343.1 ± 152.4 | 0.20 |
Harmful alcohol intake* | 0 | 0 | Â |
Biochemical indices | |||
 TBA (μmol/l) | 3.6 ± 2.0 | 3.6 ± 1.9 | 0.96 |
 ALT (IU/l) | 18.1 ± 8.0 | 27.8 ± 10.7 | 0.03 |
 AST (IU/l) | 16.1 ± 3.8 | 27.4 ± 8.3 | 0.001 |
 GGT (IU/l) | 18.4 ± 2.3 | 29.6 ± 6.6 |  < 0.000 |
 HDL (mmol/l) | 1.3 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 0.05 |
 CHE (IU/l) | 7945.0 ± 1597.2 | 8613.1 ± 1804.2 | 0.36 |
Metabolites | |||
 l-pipecolic acid (ng/ml) | 225.6 ± 30.8 | 940.3 ± 213.3 | 0.003 |
 Hypoxanthine (ng/ml) | 5279.8 ± 578.6 | 9963.7 ± 761.0 |  < 0.000 |
 d-glucuronate (ng/ml) | 149.9 ± 7.5 | 339.3 ± 24.7 |  < 0.000 |
 3-methylglutaric acid (ng/ml) | 32.6 ± 4.1 | 58.5 ± 12.9 | 0.07 |
 Glycodeoxycholic acid (ng/ml) | 298.9 ± 96.2 | 363.7 ± 82.3 | 0.62 |
 Xanthine (ng/ml) | 593.3 ± 46.3 | 622.8 ± 31.3 | 0.61 |