Treatment with BBR in comparison to MET showed decrease in waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio ( WHR ; P < 0.01 ) , total cholesterol ( TC ) , triglycerides ( TG ) , and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( LDLC ; P < 0.05 ) as well as increase in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ( HDLC ) and sex hormone-binding globulin ( SHBG ; P < 0.05 ) .
