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. 2025 Aug 19;12:1639901. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2025.1639901

Table 2.

Anthropometric characteristics and dietary consumption of prediabetic patients treated with metformin combined with citrus flavonoids or placebo for 12 weeks.

Treatment with metformin add-on Citrus flavonoids (n = 68) Placebo (n = 68) P value
Week 0 Week 12 Week 0 Week 12
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Anthropometric characteristics
Weight, kg 87.2 (18.5) a 86.6 (18.8) b 86.6 (18.7) 86.5 (18.9) 0.10
BMI kg/m2 31.9 (6.3) a 31.7 (6.5) b 31.7 (6.4) 31.7 (6.5) 0.10
Waist circumference, cm 104 (13) 104 (13) 104 (13) 104 (13) 0.57
Waist/height ratio 0.63 (0.08) 0.63 (0.08) 0.63 (0.08) 0.63 (0.08) 0.55
Abdomen diameter, cm 25.4 (3.5) 25.2 (3.58) 25.3 (3.4) 25.1 (3.5) 0.46
Neck diameter, cm 38.9 (3.9) 38.8 (3.7) 38.8 (3.6) c 39.1 (3.7) d 0.12
Lean mass, cm 34.3 (5.3) 34.6 (5.4) 34.6 (5.7) 34.7 (5.4) 0.90
% body fat 38.5 (8.9) a 38.0 (9.3) b 38.3 (9.4) 37.9 (9.0) 0.59
BMR, kcal 1,520 (258) 1,518 (259) 1,519 (258) 1,519 (254) 0.57
Dietary consumption
Energy, kcal/d 1975 (798) 1925 (602) 1959 (696) 1845 (770) 0.34
Carbohydrate, g/d 248 (124) 240 (82) 251 (118) 232 (132) 0.26
Protein, g/d 86.8 (35.8) 83.2 (36.9) 95.6 (53.2) 88.5 (38.4) 0.88
Total fat, g 71.3 (35.8) 63.8 (28.5) 63.5 (35.4) 61.8 (38.8) 0.54
Saturated fat, g/d 22.2 (12.7) 20.7 (12.4) 20.7 (12.1) c 21.0 (14.1) d 0.35
Dietary fiber, g/d 21.4 (10.7) 21.1 (12.7) 24.8 (12.9) 19.7 (11.1) 0.21
Vitamin C, mg/d 147 (120) 115 (132) 147 (128) 97.0 (107) 0.67
Folate, ug/d 345 (188) 273 (125) 351 (224) 262 (111) 0.89
Sodium, g/d 2.2 (1.6) 1.8 (1.1) 1.9 (0.9) 1.7 (1.1) 0.91
Potassium, g/d 2.2 (0.8) a 2.4 (1.1) b 2.7 (2.6) 2.2 (1.0) 0.03*

Statistical intragroup differences between weeks 0 and 12 are indicated by different letters (“a” vs. “b” for the citrus flavonoids group and “c” vs. “d” for the placebo group) (p ≤ 0.05). Intergroup differences between the citrus flavonoids and placebo groups are indicated by an asterisk (*) (p ≤ 0.05). Statistically significant differences are indicated by the values highlighted in bold.