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. 2017 Dec 12;12(12):e0189160. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0189160

Table 5. Outcomes reported glycaemic control and BP Control.

Measures of Glycaemic Control Measures of BP Control (mmHg)
Authors HbA1c Levels
MD (95% CI)
FBG Levels (mM)
MD (95% CI)
Systolic BP
MD (95% CI)
Diastolic BP
MD (95% CI)
Al-Daghri et al. (2014) [21] 0.3 (-0.09, 0.7) -0.03 (-4.27, 3.67)
Abduelkarem and Sackville. (2009) [22]
Mohammed et al. (2013) [19] −0.55 (−0.94, −0.16) −0.92 (−1.66, −0.18) 0.72 (−2.25, 3.69) 1.30 (−1.85, 4.44)
Al-Sinani et al. (2010) [25] Male: 0.6
(-0.21, 1.41)
Female: 0.1
(-0.75, 0.95)
Male
3.8 (1.94, 5.65)
Female
2.4 (0.95, 3.84)
Male
-3.2 (-8.51, 2.11)
Female
-1.1 (-6.87, 4.67)
Male
0.9 (-1.83, 3.63)
Female
2.3 (-2.01, 6.61)
Al-Shahrani et al. (2012) [20] 0.91 (0.68, 1.13) 1.81 (1.49, 2.12) 8.19 (6.16, 10.22) 4.37 (3.34, 5.39)
Al Hayek et al. (2013) [24] Baseline = 8.3
After 6 Months = 7.2
Alasmary et al. (2013) [23] 1.9 (0.88, 2.91) 3.3 (1.11, 5.48) 1 (-4.41, 6.41) -0.4 (-3.61, 2.81)
Omer et al. (2015) [26] Before: SMBG group = 9.5%; Non-SMBG group = 9.3%
After 30 Months: SMBG group = 7.8%
Non- SMBG group = 8.9%

MD: Means Difference, BP: Blood Pressure, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure, SD: Standard Deviation, FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose, HbA1c: Glycosylated Haemoglobin, SMBG: Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose, CI: Confidence Intervals.