Table 1.

Components of metabolic syndrome in patients

Characteristic	First of study	After 6 months	After 12 months	p value
				6 months	12 months
Fasting plasma glucose	111.92 ± 13.74	112.78 ± 16.4	114.58 ± 17.66	0.0107	<0.001
Triglyceride	104.92 ± 20.92	110.82 ± 18.58	123.57 ± 17.69	<0.001	<0.001
High-density lipoprotein	47.78 ± 9.54	50.25 ± 8.99	51.09 ± 8.18	<0.001	<0.001
Waist circumference	90.37 ± 13.3	91.04 ± 13.25	91.41 ± 13.67	<0.001	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure	126.35 ± 15.38	127.52 ± 12.80	127.23 ± 12.15	0.098	0.252
Diastolic blood pressure	82.21 ± 9.47	83.18 ± 8.41	81.31 ± 8.07	0.029	0.055