2.5.3. Anthropometric Data, Blood Pressure, Lipid Profile, and Other Biochemical Measurements
hepatic and renal markers
HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA
Trained personnel performed the anthropometric and clinical measurements (height, weight, waist circumference [WC], and blood pressure). Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were determined at baseline and at the end of the treatment, before the extraction of the blood sample. BMI was obtained by dividing the body weight in kilograms by the square of height in meters (kg/mRoutine commercially available assays were utilized for the assessment of serum biochemical measurements, encompassing glucose levels, hepatic and renal markers, hemograms, and the standard serum lipid profile. including triglycerides (TAG), total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDLc) (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland). As there were no cases of hypertriglyceridemia, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) was calculated using the Friedewald equation. Glomerular filtration rate was obtained according to the CKD-EPI Levey equation [