Table 2.

Treatment modalities at baseline

Baseline parameters	Probiotic group (n = 68)	Placebo group (n = 68)	P value
	n (%)	n (%)
Diet alone	6 (8.8 %)	1 (1.4 %)	0.660
Single OAD	19 (28.0 %)	16 (23.6 %)	0.589
Dual OAD	37 (54.4 %)	40 (58.8 %)	0.912
>2 types OAD	6 (8.8 %)	11 (16.2 %)	0.486
On Antihypertensive	47 (69.2 %)	48 (70.6 %)	0.943
On Anti-hyperlipidemic	54 (79.4 %)	58 (85.4 %)	0.610
Obesity	18 (26.5 %)	14 (20.6 %)	0.419