Table 2.

Changes in the parameters from baseline to the endpoint

Parameter	Control group (n = 50) (mean ± SD)	Intervention group (n = 104) (mean ± SD)	P
Change in body weight (kg)	1.14 ± 0.78	−1.46 ± 1.07	0.0001*
Change in BMI (kg/m2)	0.43 ± 0.29	−0.55 ± 0.40	0.0001*
Change in fasting plasma glucose level (mg/dl)	14.9 ± 11.24	−24.94 ± 12.54	0.0001*
Blood pressure (mm Hg)
Systolic	6.64 ± 14.22	−9.13 ± 13.67	0.0001*
Diastolic	2.84 ± 9.16	2.25 ± 8.82	0.7050†

^*Highly significant

^†not significant