© The Author(s) 2014. Published by Science and Education Publishing. Table 3. Biochemical parameters at baseline and at the end of the study in the Placebo and Synbiotic groups. Means [CI95%]; *Geometric means [CI95%]; **Median [IQR]. p significance for the corresponding parametric or no-parametric analysis of variances Variables Placebo (n=20) Symbiotic (n=18) p Total cholesterol (mg/dL) Baseline Final HDL (mg/dL) Baseline LDL (mg/dL) Baseline Triglycerides (mg/dL) Baseline Glucose (mg/dL) Baseline Insulin (µU/ml) Baseline HOMA index Baseline AUC glucose Baseline AUC insulin Baseline 174.0 [163.3-195.0] 166.3 [150.5-182.1] 37.4 [32.3-42.6] 37.3 [32.9-41.7] 113.5 [103.2-126.3]** 101.8 [87.1-129.4]** 123.1 [102.0-144.3] 114.5 [94.5-134.4] 111.1 [103.1-119.2] 104.7 [103-109.1] 9.11 [6.68-12.6]* 13.1 [10.24-26.2]* 2.61 [1.88-3.60]* 4.7 [2.8-6.7]* 19040 [16899-21182] 18148 [16273-20022] 10725 [7983-13468] 12368 [8951-15785] 164.6 [159.1-170.0] 158.6 [142.2-174.9] 33.3 [30.4-36.3] 33.9 [29.8-38.1] 111.6 [104.4-114.1]** 95.4 [88.2-107.0]** 110.7 [92.4-128.9] 120.1 [94.8-145.3] 109.1 [99.9-118.3] 107.7 [99.7-115.7] 8.58 [6.17-11.9]* 9.66 [7.8-14.9]* 2.29 [1.68-3.13]* 3.13 [1.94-4.33]* 17470 [15234-19707] 19229 [16513-219144] 10023 [7371-12674] 11743 [8505-14981] NS Francisca Peña et al. Effect of the Synbiotic (B. animalis spp. lactis Bb12 + Oligofructose) in Obese Subjects. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2014, Vol. 2, No. 8, 491-498. doi:10.12691/jfnr-2-8-10 © The Author(s) 2014. Published by Science and Education Publishing.