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. 2014 Jul 28;13:77. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-13-77

Table 4.

Changes in metabolic variables; weight, blood pressure, glucose and lipids

All subjects
Variable Inclusion After diet, four weeks P N
Weight (kg)*
107.4 (99.6-115.1)
99.3 (92.1-106.4)
0.001
25
BMI (kg/m2)*
39.8 (38.0-41.6)
36.8 (35.1-38.6)
0.001
25
Excess weight*
40.2 (34.5-45.9)
32.1 (26.8-37.4)
0.001
25
SBP (mmHg)§
150 (140–150)
135 (125–140)
0.005
25
DBP (mmHg)§
85 (80–90)
90 (85–95)
0.04
25
Glucose (mmol/l)§
5.6 (5.3-6.8)
4.8 (4.6-5.2)
0.001
24
HbA1c (mmol/mol)§
39 (37–44)
37 (35–43)
0.001
23
Cholesterol (mmol/l)§
5.4 (4.9-6.2)
4.4 (4.1-4.9)
0.001
22
Triglycerides (mmol/l)§
1.6 (1.1-2.2)
1.2 (1.1-1.6)
0.006
21
Subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Variable
Inclusion
After diet, four weeks
P
N
Weight (kg)*
119.2 (99.3-139.1)
110.3 (91.5-129.1)
0.02
7
Glucose (mmol/l)§
7.5 (7.0-12.5)
6.0 (4.8-6.8
0.02
7
HbA1c (mmol/mol)§ 47 (44–66) 46 (45–59) 0.11 7

SBP = Systolic blood pressure. DBP = Diastolic blood pressure. *Presented as mean (95% confidence interval). §Presented as median (inter quartile range). P-value denotes the level of statistical significance in the difference between value at inclusion and after diet.