Table 1 Some biochemical parameters from control, kefir, ISO, and kefir+ISO groups (n=8)

Parameters	Control groupX±SX	Kefir groupX±SX	ISO groupX±SX	Kefir+ISO groupX±SX	p-value
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	81.19±2.67a	72.19±3.68b	29.75±2.47c	27.94±2.28c	0.001
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	53.63±3.45c	58.38±4.06bc	70.38±2.63a	63.25±1.32ab	0.004
HDL (mg/dL)	22.00±1.5	22.75±1.47	24.75±0.75	22.50±0.87	0.400
VLDL (mg/dL)	16.24±0.53a	14.44±0.74b	5.95±0.49c	5.59±0.46c	0.001
LDL (mg/dL)	15.39±0.91b	21.19±2.02b	39.68±2.94a	34.79±1.74a	0.001
Glucose (mg/dL)	148.00± 4.11c	154.75±8.65bc	194.00±12.82a	187.14±20.83ab	0.031

^a-c The difference between groups averages with different letters on the same line is statistically significant (p<0.05).
HDL, high-density lipoprotein; VLDL, very-low-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.