Table 1.
General characteristics and anthropometric indices of participants at Baseline (N = 64)
| Control group (n = 23) |
Soy bean group (n = 21) |
Legume group (n = 20) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex (Female/Male) | (19/4) | (14/7) | (13/7) | 0.11** |
| Age (year) | 56 ± 7.3 | 57 ± 7.3 | 59 ± 5.9 | 0.16* |
| Education | 0.48** | |||
| Lower than diploma | 17 (71.9) | 8 (42.1) | 11 (55.0) | |
| Diploma | 5 (20.8) | 6 (31.6) | 6 (30.0) | |
| Academic education | 2 (8.3) | 5 (26.4) | 3 (15.0) | |
| Diabetes duration (years) | 11.29 ± 6.63 | 7.13 ± 5.95 | 8.34 ± 5.67 | 0.08* |
| Family history of diabetes | 0.74** | |||
| Yes | 17 (70.8) | 13 (76.5) | 13 (65.0) | |
| No | 7 (29.2) | 4 (23.5) | 7 (35.0) | |
| Weight (kg) | 67.8 ± 11.3 | 69.2 ± 11.2 | 69.9 ± 10.5 | 0.28* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.7 ± 2.9 | 25.6 ± 3.9 | 27.2 ± 3.4 | 0.37* |
| WC (cm) | 98.3 ± 8.8 | 96.4 ± 9 | 97.4 ± 9.1 | 0.29* |
Except for sex, education and family history of diabetes all values are presented as mean ± standard deviation
BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference
*One-way ANOVA
**K-square test