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. 2020 Aug 26;17:74. doi: 10.1186/s12986-020-00494-4

Table 4.

The changes in BMI, WC, serum nesfatin-1, glucose indices, and lipid profile in overweight or obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)

Variables Supplement Baseline
Mean
End
Mean
P-value$ Mean Changes
(95% CI)
P-value#
Time Treatment Interaction
BMI

Caraway

(n = 27)

28.77(3.77) 28.32(4.06) <  0.01

−0.45

(0.16, 0.72)

0.43 0.48 0.02

Placebo

(n = 25)

29.19(3.27) 29.42(3.28) 0.38

0.23

(−.80, 0.30)

0.83 0.54 0.04
WC (cm) Caraway (n = 27) 100.32(7.06) 99.04(7.41) <  0.01

−1.28

(0.49, 2.06)

0.01 0.79 0.04

Placebo

(n = 25)

100.35(8.45) 100.21(8.29) 0.73

−0.13

(−0.67, 0.94)

0.22 0.60 0.12
FBG (mg/dl) Caraway (n = 27) 175.38(69.89) 142.65(53.84) < 0.01

−32.73

(13.67, 51.79)

0.04 0.32 < 0.01

Placebo

(n = 25)

174.04(52.30) 178.95(73.49) 0.57

4.90

(−22.70, 12.90)

0.16 0.82 0.02
FBI (μIU/ml) Caraway (n = 27) 9.39(6.77) 5.59(2.50) 0.03

−3.79

(0.33, 7.25)

0.24 0.01 0.15

Placebo

(n = 25)

11.63(7.51) 12.03(8.98) 0.87

0.40

(−5.35, 4.55)

0.14 0.01 0.05
HOMA-IR Caraway (n = 27) 4.21(3.72) 2.27(1.32) 0.04

−1.94

(0.91, 3.78)

0.18 0.01 0.04

Placebo

(n = 25)

4.98(3.11) 5.16(4.68) 0.87

0.18

(−2.48, 2.12)

0.17 0.03 0.02
QUICKI Caraway (n = 27) 0.45(0.01) 0.47(0.03) 0.01

0.02

(−.03, 0.0)

0.01 0.13 0.03

Placebo

(n = 25)

0.44(0.01) 0.45(0.03) 0.76

0.01

(−.04, 0.1)

0.05 0.43 0.05
TC (mg/dl) Caraway (n = 27) 159.04(36.78) 159.50(37.06) 0.94

0.46

(−13.34, 12.42)

0.45 0.79 0.51

Placebo

(n = 25)

152.62(48.96) 159.95(45.22) 0.4

7.33

(−24.92, 10.26)

0.88 0.57 0.93
TG (mg/dl) Caraway (n = 27) 163.34(117.15) 175.27(121.37) 0.39

−11.92

(−39.92, 16.08)

0.14 0.94 0.86

Placebo

(n = 25)

164.23(82.37) 179.29(100.35) 0.19

15.04

(−38.13, 8.03)

0.26 0.92 0.82
LDL-C (mg/dl) Caraway (n = 27) 81.34(27.61) 82.57(27.67) 0.84

1.22

(−13.74, 11.29)

0.64 0.86 0.46

Placebo

(n = 25)

83.27(29.58) 77.78(39.33) 0.42

−5.49

(−8.50, 19.49)

0.94 0.48 0.12
HDL-C (mg/dl) Caraway (n = 27) 44.96(11.99) 44.19(11.22) 0.52

−0.77

(−1.66, 3.20)

0.89 0.70 0.35

Placebo

(n = 25)

42.95(7.65) 44.00(9.22) 0.52

1.04

(−4.36, 2.27)

0.67 0.84 0.33
Nesfatin-1 (ng/ml) Caraway (n = 27) 4.37(1.65) 6.14(3.38) 0.02

1.77

(−3.24, 0.29)

0.01 0.26 0.59

Placebo

(n = 25)

5.46(2.14) 6.64(3.86) 0.17

1.18

(−2.90, 0.54)

0.23 0.67 0.79

$Paired t-test; #Two way repeated measures-ANOVA (TWRM-ANOVA), top row P-value: unadjusted; bottom row P-value: adjusted for vitamins B12 dietary intake

BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment-insulin resistance, QUICKI: quantitative insulin sensitivity check index, FBG: fasting blood glucose, FBI: fasting blood insulin, TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol