Table 2. Comparison of 6‐month follow‐up outcomes^†.

Metabolic indicators	Results	95% Confidence interval		P
		Relative to Group C	Group A vs Group B
HbA1c (%)
Group A	7.29 ± 0.58	−0.45 (−0.69 to −0.20)		0.01
Group B	7.60 ± 0.51	−0.13 (−0.38 to −0.12)		0.29
Group C	7.73 ± 0.57		−0.31 (−0.56 to −0.06)	0.02
Medical cost (yuan)
Group A	881 ± 95	−119 (−163 to −14)		0.01
Group B	991 ± 103	−8 (−37 to 53)		0.72
Group C	1000 ± 105		−111 (−156 to −64)	0.01
BMI (kg/m2)
Group A	25.05 ± 0.92	0.14 (−0.24 to 0.52)		0.47
Group B	24.96 ± 0.82	0.05 (−0.34 to 0.44)		0.79
Group C	24.91 ± 0.86		0.88 (−0.30 to 0.48)	0.66
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Group A	1.68 ± 0.55	−0.11 (−0.42 to 0.19)		0.47
Group B	1.66 ± 0.77	−0.14 (−0.45 to 0.18)		0.39
Group C	1.79 ± 0.74		0.03 (−0.29 to 0.34)	0.87
Cholesterol (mmol/L)
Group A	4.53 ± 0.52	−0.10 (−0.37 to 0.17)		0.48
Group B	4.60 ± 0.63	−0.04 (−0.31 to 0.24)		0.78
Group C	4.64 ± 0.68		−0.06 (−0.33 to 0.22)	0.68
LDL‐C (mmol/L)
Group A	2.64 ± 0.40	−0.08 (−0.23 to 0.08)		0.28
Group B	2.73 ± 0.32	0.01 (−0.15 to 0.16)		0.92
Group C	2.72 ± 0.31		−0.09 (−0.25 to 0.06)	0.25

†95% Confidence Interval and P for overall difference between groups based on one‐way ANOVA for continuous variables, chi‐square for categorical variables, and further Post Hoc Tests for revealing the difference between two groups. Number of participants in groups A, B and C was 40, 37 and 41, respectively.