Table 2.

Differences in clinical outcomes between study groups at baseline (N = 299).

Outcome measures	Control group Mean ± SD	Intervention group	Value of p*
FBS (mmol/L)	14.63 ± 1.37	14.51 ± 1.47	0.451
RBS (mmol/L)	17.60 ± 1.14	17.86 ± 1.12	0.056
HbA1c (%)	11.30 ± 1.18	11.41 ± 1.10	0.427
BP systolic (mmHg)	137.54 ± 4.47	139.26 ± 5.39	0.008
BP diastolic (mmHg)	86.66 ± 5.50	87.21 ± 5.77	0.403
T. Cholesterol (mmol/L)	6.03 ± 0.34	6.16 ± 0.35	0.002
Triglyceride (mmol/L)	2.01 ± 0.18	2.06 ± 0.21	0.026
LDL-C (mmol/L)	2.81 ± 0.17	3.87 ± 0.29	0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	1.04 ± 0.26	1.00 ± 0.26	0.002

^*Two-way ANOVA test.