Table 5.
Changes in participants’ glycemic markers and lipids profiles over weeks 0–8.
| Non-WSP | WSP-MR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Week 8 | Changes | Week 0 | Week 8 | Changes | |
| FBG (mg/dL) | 86.81 ± 4.69 | 80.30 ± 6.33 * | −6.52 ± 5.60 | 85.28 ± 7.33 | 78.90 ± 6.14 * | −6.38 ± 5.30 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.14 ± 0.37 | 5.12 ± 0.44 | −0.02 ± 0.17 | 5.38 ± 0.35 | 5.20 ± 0.25 * | −0.19 ± 0.20 # |
| Insulin (uU/mL) | 9.41 ± 4.86 | 8.04 ± 4.09 | −1.37 ± 3.70 | 8.63 ± 3.53 | 5.71 ± 2.98 * | −2.92 ± 3.79 |
| TC (mg/dL) | 195.48 ± 26.68 | 181.89 ± 25.16 * | −13.59 ± 12.91 | 188.24 ± 25.35 | 177.41 ± 25.31* | −10.83 ± 18.83 |
| TG (mg/dL) | 113.93 ± 41.91 | 87.63 ± 40.23 * | −26.30 ± 32.11 | 111.31 ± 53.19 | 78.14 ± 25.49 * | −33.17 ± 47.23 |
| HDL-C (mg/dL) | 50.44 ± 10.34 | 51.78 ± 10.48 | 1.33 ± 3.81 | 49.07 ± 7.77 | 51.52 ± 8.50 * | 2.45 ± 4.45 |
| LDL-C (mg/dL) | 128.78 ± 24.08 | 116.44 ± 23.43 * | −12.33 ±13.08 | 123.14 ± 22.95 | 113.07 ± 22.58 * | −10.07 ± 17.51 |
Data are presented as means ± standard deviations. * Significant within-group difference after intervention (paired t test analysis; p < 0.05). # Significant between-groups difference after intervention (independent t test; p < 0.05). Non-WSP: normal diet daily; WSP-MR: white sweet potato meal replacement; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin.