Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 43 patients completing the 48 week cross-over study

Characteristic	ACTIVE (week 1–24) CONTROL (week 25–48)	CONTROL (week 1–24) ACTIVE (week 25–48)
Number	19	24
A1C (%, mmol/mol)	8.32±0.16	8.40±0.15
	67.4±1.75	68.2±1.63
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	9.5±0.5	10.1±0.5
Body weight (kg)	105.5±4.7	105.8±3.5
Fasting plasma triglycerides (mmol/L)	2.61±0.36	2.41±0.31
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	133.3±2.7	136.8±2.7
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	82.2±2.3	87.1±1.7
Plasma cholesterol (mmol/L)	4.62±0.28	5.04±0.27