We observed a significant decrease in metabolic syndrome scores ( P for trend = 0.003 ) for AER ( -0.59 , 95 % CI = -1.00 to -0.21 ) and AER + RES ( -0.79 , 95 % CI = -1.40 to -0.35 ) , both being significant ( P 0.02 ) versus control ( 0.26 , 95 % CI = -0.58 to 0.40 ) and RES ( -0.13 , 95 % CI = -1.00 to 0.24 ) .