Table 3.
Changes in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and cholesterol.
| Variables | Patients, N | First value, mean (SD) | Latest value, mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | P valuea |
| HbA1c (%) | 621 | 10.7 (1.44) | 8.7 (2.16) | –2.03 (–1.85 to –2.20) | <.001 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 599 | 192.9 (63.2) | 172.7 (60.8) | –20.2 (–16.3 to –24.1) | <.001 |
| LDLb cholesterol (mg/dl) | 542 | 103.4 (40.1) | 90.7 (38.9) | –12.6 (–9.86 to –15.4) | <.001 |
| HDLc cholesterol (mg/dl) | 596 | 43.3 (13.7) | 44.5 (13.4) | +1.2 (0.60 to 1.8) | <.001 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dl | 597 | 263.1 (443.5) | 206.0 (173.6) | –57.0 (–37.2 to –76.8) | <.001 |
aBased on a two-sided t test.
bLDL: low-density lipoprotein.
cHDL: high-density lipoprotein.