Table 1.
Baseline demographics and disease characteristics.
| 5-ALA-SFC | Placebo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Result | n | Result | |
| Age (years) | 35 | 52.4 (6.51) | 15 | 51.9 (5.07) |
| Sex (male) | 35 | 33 (94.3) | 15 | 13 (86.7) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 33 | 142.3 (21.87) | 15 | 146.4 (31.35) |
| Plasma glucose 2 hrs after meal (mg/dL) | 33 | 189.4 (47.96) | 14 | 191.9 (57.97) |
| HbA1c (%) | 35 | 7.8 (0.88) | 15 | 8.0 (0.91) |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 34 | 175.6 (36.14) | 15 | 158.8 (31.27) |
| LDL (mg/dL) | 34 | 115.4 (33.87) | 15 | 102.0 (26.37) |
| HDL (mg/dL) | 34 | 41.1 (10.80) | 15 | 41.5 (10.25) |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 34 | 167.0 (89.17) | 15 | 133.7 (55.28) |
| Waist (cm) | 34 | 98.6 (21.12) | 15 | 90.3 (17.35) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 35 | 30.8 (5.72) | 15 | 29.3 (5.44) |
| Weight (kg) | 35 | 89.8 (17.02) | 15 | 86.6 (18.89) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 35 | 137.7 (16.67) | 15 | 131.3 (15.88) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 35 | 80.7 (10.73) | 15 | 76.2 (8.97) |
| Heart rate (b/min) | 24 | 78.4 (11.77) | 9 | 72.1 (8.46) |
All values reported as mean (SD) except sex reported as n (%).