Table 3.

Comparison of variable outcomes before and after intervention in study groups

Variables		Treatment group	Control group
Body mass index*
	Before	31.32 $\pm$ 5.8686	30.27 $\pm$ 4.9530
	After	30.82 $\pm$ 5.9531	29.55 $\pm$ 5.0921
	P-value	$<$ 0.001	$<$ 0.001
Fasting blood glucose*
	Before	91.41 $\pm$ 10.635	85.82 $\pm$ 12.519
	After	89.91 $\pm$ 8.326	85.18 $\pm$ 11.236
	P-value	0.261	0.496
Fasting insulin levels (days)**
	Before	20.28 (14.34)	16.68 (9.42)
	After	15.82 (11.40)	15.41 (10.67)
	P-value	0.042	0.661
HOMA-IR index**
	Before	4.49 (3.73)	3.27 (1.88)
	After	3.67 (3.28)	3.36 (2.52)
	P-value	0.014	0.592
*Data presented as Mean $\pm$ Standard deviation, Paired t test. **Data presented as median (IQR), Wilcoxon Test. HOMA-IR: Homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance