Table 3. Association between weight change, change in calories intake, and change in HbA1c level in treatment types.

Data presented as n (%); p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.

Treatment group	Change in caloric intake	Decreased or no weight change	Slight weight gain	Weight gain	P-value
Group A	Same or decreased	33(66%)	8(16%)	9(18%)	0.104
	Increased	27(45.8%)	14(23.7%)	18(30.5%)
Group B	Same or decreased	112(34.4%)	64(19.6%)	150(46%)	0.501
	Increased	148(30.7%)	94(19.5%)	240(49.8%)
Overall	Same or decreased	145(38.6%)	72(19.1%)	159(42.3%)	0.138
	Increased	175(32.3%)	108(20%)	258(47.7%)
	Change in HbA1c
Group A	Decreased/no change	6(40%)	0(0%)	9(60%)	0.576
	Increased	8(50%)	4(25%)	4(25%)
Group B	Decreased/no change	26(26%)	23(23%)	51(51%)	0.021
	Increased	41(41.41%)	20(20.2%)	38(38.38%)
Overall	Decreased/no change	32(27.83%)	23(20%)	60(52.17%)	0.019
	Increased	49(42.61%)	24(20.87%)	42(36.52%)