Table 1.

Baseline data

Parameter	Control group	Intervention group
n	50	104
Sex (n)
Male	24	46
Female	26	58
Age (years)*	58.8 ± 9.95	57.5 ± 8.63
Weight (kg)*	55.8 ± 7.62	55.75 ± 8.61
BMI (kg/m2)*	21.14 ± 2.89	21.15 ± 3.01
Fasting plasma glucose level (mg/dl)*	134.38 ± 20.46	140.08 ± 24.16
Blood pressure (mm Hg)*
Systolic	126.56 ± 10.15	134.79 ± 16.03
Diastolic	77.92 ± 9.89	78.5 ± 9.19

^*Values are in mean ± SD