Table 2.
Changes in BMI and laboratory data from baseline to endpoint in subjects in the intervention and control groups
| Meal delivery (n=18) | Dietitian counseling (n=29) | Conventional advice (n=30) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| before | endpoint | before | endpoint | before | endpoint | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.2 ± 5.4 | 24.2 ± 5.8 | 23.8 ± 4.1 | 23.5 ± 3.6 | 23.6 ± 2.9 | 23.9 ± 3.1 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) | 167 ± 30 | 128 ± 26* | 181 ± 70 | 145 ± 45** | 176 ± 49 | 167 ± 52 |
| HbA1c (%) †,†† | 8.2 ± 1.2 | 7.4 ± 0.8* | 8.5 ± 1.7 | 7.4 ± 1.1** | 8.1 ± 1.2 | 8.3 ± 1.1 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 219 ± 29 | 202 ± 25 | 214 ± 36 | 202 ± 33 | 218 ± 38 | 203 ± 42 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 56 ± 17 | 63 ± 13 | 59 ± 15 | 61 ± 18 | 61 ± 16 | 60 ± 12 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dl) | 135 ± 28 | 128 ± 31 | 122 ± 34 | 116 ± 29 | 130 ± 34 | 119 ± 30 |
| Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 154 ± 105 | 110 ± 46 | 160 ± 118 | 130 ± 78* | 142 ± 88 | 135 ± 69 |
Data are means ± SD. Baseline vs endpoint: *p<0.05, **p<0.01.
Meal delivery vs conventional advice at the end of the study: †p<0.05.
Dietitian counseling vs conventional advice at the end of the study: ††p<0.01.