Table 1.
Therapeutic effect of individual health guidance intervention by public health nurses on medical checkups subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus who did not receive pharmacotherapy (n = 92 in each)
| Individual health guidance (+) | Individual health guidance (−) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Second | First | Second | ||
| Males/females | 74/18 | — | 74/18 | — | |
| Age (year) | 54.5 ± 7.4 | — | 54.6 ± 7.6 | — | |
| Body weight (kg) | 75.4 ± 15.2 | 73.9 ± 14.8** | 74.3 ± 13.6 | 73.9 ± 12.6 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 4.4 | 26.2 ± 4.3** | 26.2 ± 4.2 | 26.0 ± 3.9 | |
| Waist C (cm) | 92.7 ± 10.8 | 91.3 ± 10.6** | 91.3 ± 9.59 | 90.8 ± 9.2 | |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 126.8 ± 13.1 | 124.1 ± 14.6 | 124.3 ± 14.9 | 124.6 ± 15.4 | |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 83.8 ± 9.5 | 81.6 ± 10.2** | 82.2 ± 11.1 | 82.6 ± 10.7 | |
| FBG (mg/dl) | 141.2 ± 25.6 | 139.7 ± 35.0 | 141.8 ± 22.8 | 142.4 ± 32.8 | |
| HbA1c (%) | 6.8 ± 0.9 | 6.8 ± 1.1 | 6.7 ± 1.1 | 6.8 ± 1.0 | |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | 56.5 ± 15.4 | 56.0 ± 14.5 | 54.5 ± 12.2 | 53.9 ± 12.6 | |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | 135.2 ± 33.9 | 132.9 ± 34.4 | 133.0 ± 31.3 | 131.5 ± 31.9 | |
| Non-HDL-C (mg/dl) | 163.0 ± 22.7 | 150.3 ± 34.7 | 153.4 ± 31.8 | 153.9 ± 33.3 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) | 181.3 ± 141.4 | 167.4 ± 169.6* | 174.7 ± 124.2 | 190.2 ± 157.7 | |
| AST (U/L) | 30.3 ± 17.4 | 27.5 ± 12.2 | 27 ± 16.2 | 27.1 ± 16.1 | |
| ALT (U/L) | 37.4 ± 23.0 | 33.7 ± 21.6 | 32.2 ± 21.7 | 31.7 ± 20.2 | |
| γ-GTP (U/L) | 68.8 ± 63.8 | 58.5 ± 62.2** | 72.3 ± 76.5 | 73.2 ± 100.0 | |
Individual health guidance for 30 min by public health nurses was performed in first medical checkups. Values are shown as mean ± SD. *p<0.05 and **p<0.01, compared to the corresponding first (before) visit value by paired t test. BMI, body mass index; Waist C, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; HCL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; Non-HDL-C, non high density lipoprotein cholesterol; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; γ-GTP, γ-glutamyl trans-peptidase.