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. 2023 Oct 13;15(20):4362. doi: 10.3390/nu15204362

Table 6.

Significant clinical outcomes for non-RCTs.

Author/Date/Reported Mean
and Outcomes Measure
Baseline Interim
Follow-Up
Final
Follow-Up
Within Group Change Mean Change (SD)
(p Value)
Hallberg et al. (2018) mean (SD) [41]
HbA1c a (%)
Completers (n = 204)
7.5 (1.4) - 1-year = 6.20 (0.9) −1.3 (1.3)
<10−16
Weight (kg), mean (SD)
Completers (n = 184)
115.4 (24.6) - 1-year = 101.2 (22.06) −14.2 (10.3)
<10−16
Remission 1-year = 25%
Athinarayanan et al. (2019) mean (SD) [40]
HbA1c a (%) 7.6 (1.5) 1-year = 6.2 (0.9) 2-years = 6.6 (1.3) −0.9 (±0.1)
0.01
Weight (kg) 116.5 (25.9) 1-year = 101.1 (22.2) 2-years = 102.5 (25.2) −11.9 ± 0.9
4.6 × 10−26
Remission (%) - - 2-years = 17.6% -
Summers et al. (2021) mean (SD) [13]
HbA1c a 7.5 (1.65) - 1-year = 7.1 (1.44) −0.4%
<0.001
Weight (kg)
Completers (>9 modules)
91.5 (15.1) - 1-year = 87.7 (14.5) −3.8 (2.4)
<0.001
Saslow et al. (2018) mean (SD) [43]
HbA1c a (%)
Completers (n = 528)
7.4 (1.8) - 1-year = 6.2 (1.2) −1.2 (1.4)
<0.001
Weight (kg),
Completers (n = 528)
88.8 (22.2) - 1-year = 81.4 (17.9) −7.5 (12.6)
<0.001
Remission - - 1-year = 26.2% -

Standard deviation (SD), a HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin, p value within the group (intervention) change and between groups (intervention and control). Data were considered statistically significant if p < 0.05.