TABLE 2.
Descriptive data of control and treatment groups
| Controls | Pre‐treatment | 1‐year post‐treatment |
p‐Value Control vs. pre‐treatment |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender |
Male n = 18 Female n = 32 |
Male n = 24 Female n = 41 |
||
| Age | 32.4 (19–51) | 43.3 (24–75) | ||
| Height (cm) | 166.50 ± 9.04 | 169.60 ± 9.70 | ||
| Weight (kg) | 67.73 ± 11.00 | 75.36 ± 14.99 | ||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.39 ± 3.23 | 26.14 ± 4.40 | p = .031 | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 79.14 ± 10.19 | 82.5 ± 11.10 | p = .178 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120 (110–135) | 121 (100–159) | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 75 (61–87) | 78 (54–115) | ||
| HbA1C (%) | 4.30 (4.0–7.4) | 4.9 (4.30–6.10) | 4.95 (4.0–7.70) | p = .0005 |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.32 (2.62–8.39) | 5.95 (2.59–10.21) | 5.28 (2.59–8.88) | p = .054 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.91 (0.98–2.99) | 1.93 (1.02–3.11) | 1.55 (1.03–3.11) | p = .934 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.74 (1.0–5.07) | 3.47 (0.77–6.35) | 2.82 (0.70–6.18) | p = .0096 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.84 (0.57–5.65) | 1.04 (0.57–2.56) | 1.29 (0.57–5.65) | p = .0035 |
| TC/HDL (mmol/L) | 2.65 (1.50–4.90) | 3.0 (1.66–5.30) | 3.45 (1.64–5.90) | |
Note: The values are given as Mean ± Standard Deviation; Median (Minimum–Maximum).