Research Article

Effect of Zingiber officinale on Lipid Profile and Some Inflammatory Markers in Diabetic Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Table 5

Glasgow prognostic scores (GPS) of study patients before and after intervention.

VariablesGinger group (n = 20)Placebo group (n = 21) value

GPS012012
Baseline n (%)14 (63.6%)8 (36.4%)0 (0%)17 (77.3%)4 (18.2%)1 (4.5%)0.269
Endpoint n (%)16 (80%)4 (20%)0 (0%)12 (57.1%)7 (33.3%)2 (9.5%)0.186
value0.1570.160

chi-square test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test.