Table 3.
Baseline characteristics according to study group
| Median [95% CI] |
Ma-Pi 2 diet |
Control diet |
p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 25) | (n = 26) | ||
| Age (years) |
67 [63.8; 70.2] |
65 [62.2; 67.8] |
0.213 |
| Male, n (%) |
11 (44) |
14 (53,8) |
0.580# |
| Duration of T2D (years) |
7 [3.9; 10.01] |
4.5 [1.1; 7.9] |
0.494 |
| On Metformin, n (%) |
13 (61.9) |
20 (90.9) |
0.034# |
| On other OADs, n (%) |
7 (33.3) |
10 (45.5) |
0.537# |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dl) |
118 [104.7; 131.3] |
127 [115.2; 138.8] |
0.888 |
| HbA1c (%) |
6.7 [6.2; 7.2] |
6.8 [6.6; 7.0] |
0.197 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) |
50 [44; 55] |
51 [49; 53] |
0.228 |
| HOMA-IR |
3.1 [2.1; 4.0] |
3.3 [2.1; 4.5] |
0.910 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) |
176 [156.4; 195.6] |
180.5 [160.7; 200.3] |
0.865 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dl) |
102 [86.5; 117.5] |
101.5 [89.1; 113.9] |
0.749 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dl) |
46 [41.6; 50.4] |
48.5 [44.5; 52.5] |
0.428 |
| LDL/HDL ratio |
2.4 [2.1; 2.7] |
2 [1.7; 2.3] |
0.243 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dl) |
114 [83.7; 144.3] |
119 [97.6; 140.4] |
0.644 |
| BMI (kg/m2) |
31.3 [29.1; 33.5] |
32 [29.5; 34.5] |
0.486 |
| Weight (kg) |
81.1 [73.7; 88.5] |
87 [79.0; 94.9] |
0.713 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
107.6 [102.3; 112.9] |
105.2 [99.8; 110.6] |
0.963 |
| Hip circumference (cm) | 108.7 [102; 115.4] | 109.7 [104.7; 114.7] | 0.821 |
*Wilcoxon rank sum test.
#Fisher exact test.
Legend: All data showed are a median [95% Confidence Interval CI] unless otherwise noted. Coefficients are statistically significant when the 95% CI’s does not include zero.