Table 3.

Determination and comparison of the means of inflammatory and cardiovascular markers before and after the intervention between the two study groups

Variables	Time of intervention	Acarbose group	Control group	P†
CRP	Before	1.03±0.44	1.06±0.36	0.748
	After	0.43±0.26	0.93±0.38	<0.001
Change CRP		−0.60±0.47	−0.14±0.42	<0.001
IMT	Before	0.74±0.14	0.68±0.15	0.083
	After	0.49±0.40	0.67±0.16	0.009
Change IMT		−0.24±0.39	−0.01±0.06	0.001
FMD	Before	0.12±0.04	0.11±0.04	0.290
	After	0.10±0.06	0.10±0.05	1.00
Change FMD		−0.02±0.05	−0.01±0.04	0.371
EFT	Before	2.72±1.26	2.87±0.88	0.548
	After	1.83±0.68	2.45±0.62	<0.001
Change EFT		−0.89±0.83	−0.43±0.64	0.046

Data shown mean±SD. CRP=C-reactive protein, FMD=Flow-mediated dilation, IMT=Intima-media thickness, EFT=Epicardial fat thickness. ^†Use of independent sample t-test for comparison of mean variables between two groups