2.4. Anthropometric and Biochemical Determinations
TG
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All participants underwent standardized procedures to measure body weight, height, waist circumference, and hip circumference, and body mass index (BMI) was calculated using the formula weight (kg) divided by height in squared meters [Blood samples were drawn after 12 h of fasting to obtain serum and plasma samples for biochemical determinations at the beginning and at the end of the intervention. Serum glucose, total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), uric acid, and transaminases were assessed using an automated analyzer (Pentra C200, HORIBA Médica, Kyoto, Japan). Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels were estimated using the Friedelwald formula: total cholesterol − HDL-C − (TGs/5) [