Table 4.

comparison of laboratory measures among the studied group before and after the intervention

Variables	Pre-intervention Mean ± SD Median (IQR)	Post-intervention Mean ± SD Median (IQR)	Mean difference	P-value
Laboratory measures
Fasting plasma glucose mg/dl	238.81 ± 77.39 215 (150-492)	164.83 ±41.36 150 (110-280)	73.97 ± 51.1	< 0.001*
HbA1c (%)	10.30 ± 1.83 10 (7.5-14)	9.72 ± 1.82 9.5(5.6-13.5)	0.68 ± 0.40	< 0.001*
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	203.75 ±56.72 209 (93-316)	176.77± 38.58 188 (100-250)	26.03 ± 37.13	< 0.001*
HDL cholesterol (mg/dl)	44.32 ± 9.78 45 (22-60)	46.12 ± 7.99 44 (32-60)	1.83 ± 4.11	0.023*
LDL cholesterol	131.64 ± 39.91 125 (60-216)	103.38 ± 28.93 108 (65-200)	28.54 ± 32.71	< 0.001*
Triglycerides	179.59 ± 82.37 170 (74-476)	150 ± 45.76 137 (100-250)	28.90 ± 59.97	0.005*

P-values are based on Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Statistical significance at P < 0.05.