Table 3.
Correlation of the ΔHbA1c and ΔBMI with other associated baseline variables
| ΔHbA1c | ΔBMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r value | P value | r value | P value | |
| Age | −0.033 | 0.8267 | 0.246 | 0.0999 |
| Duration of diabetes | −0.066 | 0.6648 | 0.277 | 0.0624 |
| BMI | −0.152 | 0.3164 | −0.232 | 0.1206 |
| SBP | 0.234 | 0.1173 | −0.323 | 0.0279 |
| DBP | 0.057 | 0.7050 | −0.307 | 0.0374 |
| FPG | 0.118 | 0.4376 | 0.073 | 0.6339 |
| HbA1c | 0.628 | <0.0001 | −0.046 | 0.7615 |
| AST | 0.139 | 0.3602 | −0.011 | 0.9429 |
| ALT | 0.191 | 0.2059 | −0.116 | 0.4448 |
| GGT | −0.038 | 0.8028 | −0.135 | 0.3742 |
| LDL–C | 0.427 | 0.0028 | 0.129 | 0.3932 |
| HDL–C | −0.211 | 0.1591 | 0.336 | 0.0219 |
| TG | −0.023 | 0.8779 | −0.133 | 0.3801 |
| Creatinine | −0.125 | 0.4111 | 0.021 | 0.8927 |
| Uric acid | 0.042 | 0.7845 | −0.105 | 0.4875 |
BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c hemoglobin A1c, AST aspartate aminotransferase, ALT alanine aminotransferase, GGT γ-glutamyltransferase, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG triglycerides