Table 2.

Paired t-test comparison between physiological parameters and quality of life scores within groups at baseline and week 8

Outcomes	Intervention (n = 9)	Control (n = 9)
Fasting blood sugar (mmol/L)
Baseline, week 8, t value, P value	9.26 ± 1.90, 8.91 ± 2.01, −0.06, 0.96	9.58 ± 4.41, 9.10 ± 3.40, −0.11, 0.92
Glycosylated Hemoglobin (%)
Baseline, week 8, t value, P value	8.20 ± 1.74, 8.38 ± 1.74, −2.91, 0.65	7.91 ± 2.47, 7.73 ± 2.12, 0.48, 0.65
High-density lipoproteins (mmol/L)
Baseline, week 8, t value, P value	1.33 ± 0.37, 1.45 ± 0.48, −0.47, 0.35	1.52 ± 0.37, 1.60 ± 0.47, −0.83, 0.44
Low-density lipoproteins (mmol/L)
Baseline, week 8, t value, P value	2.84 ± 0.48, 2.81 ± 0.78, 0.18, 0.87	2.51 ± 0.55, 2.40 ± 0.55, 0.30, 0.78
Quality of life (%)
Baseline, week 8, t value, P value	61.07 ± 9.00, 65.28 ± 13.03, −0.06, 0.03	58.37 ± 15.43, 55.53 ± 15.05, −0.71, 0.20

Note: P < 0.05.