Table 4.

Glycemic status, insulin resistance and sensitivity at baseline and week 24

	Week 0	Week 24	Mean difference ± SD	95% Confidence Interval	P-value
HbA1c (%)	8.21±2.23	6.88±1.50	-1.34±2.05	(-1.99-0.68)	0.000
Fasting Insulin Level (μU/mL)	8.37±4.20	7.97±4.49	-0.4±5.49	(-1.45 2.26)	0.66
HOMA-IR	3.41±2.5	2.51±1.42	-0.90±2.79	(-1.84 0.45)	0.063
QUICKI	0.33±0.03	0.34±0.03	0.01±0.03	(0.001 0.027)	0.032

Paired t-test and Wilcoxon test was used.

HbA1c: Glycosylated Hemoglobin

HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance

QUICKI: Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index