Table 5.
Comparison of biochemical measures between ACTION and standard care groups.
| Measures | ACTION group N = 28 |
Standard care group N = 23 |
Between-group difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | Mean (95% CI) | P value | |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | ||||
| Pre | 1.07 (0.98, 1.16) | 1.06 (0.97, 1.16) | ||
| Post | 1.07 (0.98, 1.17) | 1.03 (0.9, 1.13) | ||
| Difference | 0.0 (−0.09, 0.09) | −0.04 (−0.09, 0.02) | 0.04 (−0.07, 0.14) | 0.50 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | ||||
| Pre | 1.4 (1.2, 1.7) | 1.3 (1.0, 1.5) | ||
| Post | 1.5 (1.1, 1.9) | 1.4 (1.1, 1.6) | ||
| Difference | 0.1 (−0.3, 0.4) | 0.1 (−0.1, 0.3) | 0.0 (−0.4, 0.4) | 0.95 |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | ||||
| Pre | 4.5 (4.4, 4.7) | 4.7 (4.6, 4.8) | ||
| Post | 4.8 (4.7, 4.9) | 4.8 (4.6, 4.9) | ||
| Difference | 0.3 (0.1, 0.4) | 0.1 (−0.1, 0.2) | 0.2 (0.03, 0.4) | 0.04 |
| Fasting insulin (pmol/L)d | ||||
| Pre | 93.4 (69.4, 134.0) | 96.5 (67.4, 112.5) | ||
| Post | 85.1 (67.4, 112.5) | 83.3 (67.4, 120.1) | ||
| Difference | −10.1 (−23.8, 34.4) | 1.4 (−19.4, 25.0) | −5.7 (−39.6, 40.3) | 0.59 |
| HOMA-IRa,d | ||||
| Pre | 2.6 (1.9, 3.9) | 3.1 (2.1, 4.1) | ||
| Post | 2.5 (2.0, 3.6) | 2.5 (2.0, 3.6) | ||
| Difference | 0.0 (−0.6, 1.1) | 0.7 (−0.7, 2.1) | −0.1 (−0.6, 0.9) | 1.00 |
aHOMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance index.
dResults are reported as median (95% CI). Wilcoxon rank sum test was used for P value and bootstrap procedure was used for confidence intervals.