Table 4.
Metabolic variables of women that participating in the present study.
| Variables | GNC (n = 16) | INP (n = 11) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Cohen's d | Pre | Post | Cohen's d | |
| Insulin (μ/mL) | 12.9 ± 13.8 | 12.8 ± 9.9 | 0.00 | 16.1 ± 8.2 | 14.8 ± 8.7 | −0.16 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.4 ± 0.6 | 5.4 ± 0.4 | 0.01 | 5.7 ± 0.9 | 5.6 ± 0.7 | −0.16 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 116.1 ± 61.1 | 110.4 ± 37.5 | −0.09 | 119.9 ± 47.2 | 118.0 ± 40.1 | −0.04 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 197.3 ± 43.2 | 183.3 ± 28.8 | −0.32 | 219.4 ± 22.5 | 209.8 ± 37.6 | −0.42 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL) | 113.2 ± 38.9 | 103.5 ± 26.67 | −0.24 | 138.2 ± 21.9 | 131.3 ± 26.7 | −0.31 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL) | 58.3 ± 18.7 | 56.0 ± 14.9 | −0.12 | 55.0 ± 11.9 | 50.5 ± 10.5 | −0.37 |
| AST (U/L) | 23.9 ± 8.8 | 25.3 ± 12.8 | 0.15 | 24.7 ± 5.6 | 23.5 ± 4.8 | −0.21 |
| ALT (U/L) | 24.2 ± 8.8 | 23.0 ± 10.1 | −0.12 | 31.8 ± 11.9 | 29.1 ± 8.4 | −0.22 |
Data are expressed by mean and ± standard deviation; GNC, group nutrition counseling; INP, individualized nutrition prescription; pre, pre-intervention; post, post-intervention; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; LDL-c, low density lipoproteins; HDL-c, high density lipoproteins; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; for the classification of metabolic variables and effect size, please access the methods.