Table 5.

Comparison in lipid profile (TG, HDL, LDL and VLDL) and HbA1C levels

Visit	Chitosan (N = 56)	Placebo (N = 30)	P value between groups
TG (mg/dl)
Day 0	145.2 ± 64.35	153.1 ± 76.44	0.753
Day 45	143.7 ± 76.33	160.5 ± 92.92	0.494
Day 90	138.8 ± 63.81	170.3 ± 102.8	0.203
HDL(mg/dl)
Day 0	41.47 ± 7.50	42.87 ± 10.28	0.448
Day 45	44.38 ± 12.01	41.14 ± 9.55	0.285
Day 90	43.17 ± 11.65	42.08 ± 10.74	0.944
LDL (mg/dl)
Day 0	106.9 ± 27.80	107.2 ± 30.39	0.959
Day 45	114.9 ± 42.44* (p = 0.0213)	113.7 ± 38.66	0.746
Day 90	109.9 ± 31.64	115.6 ± 31.93* (p = 0.0266)	0.428
VLDL (mg/dl)
Day 0	29.04 ± 12.87	30.62 ± 15.29	0.746
Day 45	28.74 ± 15.27	32.10 ± 18.59	0.494
Day 90	27.76 ± 12.76	34.07 ± 20.55	0.203
HbA1C (%)
Day 0	5.89 ± 0.83	5.89 ± 0.75	0.912
Day 45	5.72 ± 0.78* (p = 0.0225)	5.80 ± 0.68* (p = 0.0419)	0.661
Day 90	5.74 ± 0.83* (p = 0.0343)	5.88 ± 0.57	0.138

Values are expressed as Mean ± Standard deviation (SD). * = as compared to baseline (Within group comparison). N = Number of patient in each treatment group