Table 3.
Metabolic parameters.
| Metabolic parameters | VLCKD-SDM (n = 15) | MD (n = 15) | p value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I.Q-3.Q | Median | I.Q-3.Q | Median | ||
| FBG (70–115 mg/dL) | |||||
| Pre-diet | 96.0 to 215.0 | 121 | 93.0 to 115.0 | 102 | 0.120 |
| Post-diet | 80.0 to 202.0 | 108 | 88.0 to 103.0 | 96 | 0.271 |
| Change | − 50.0 to 1.0 | − 13 | − 12.0 to 4.0 | − 5 | 0.198 |
| Change p | – | 0.051† | – | 0.077† | |
| Cholesterol (112–200 mg/dL) | |||||
| Pre-diet | 154.0 to 203.0 | 175 | 166.5 to 217.8 | 190 | 0.445 |
| Post-diet | 132.0 to 182.0 | 142 | 157.5 to 205.3 | 183.5 | 0.012 |
| Change | − 34.0 to − 15.0 | − 22 | − 14.0 to − 4.0 | − 0.6 | 0.008 |
| Change p | – | < 0.001† | – | 0.004† | |
| HDL (28–75 mg/dL) | |||||
| Pre-diet | 35.0 to 54.0 | 44 | 37.8 to 54.3 | 47 | 0.555 |
| Post-diet | 33.0 to 46.0 | 39 | 38.0 to 48.3 | 45 | 0.175 |
| Change | − 11.0 to − 3.0 | − 5 | − 6.0 to 2.0 | − 3 | 0.041 |
| Change p | – | 0.015† | – | 0.055† | |
| LDL (0–160 mg/dL) | |||||
| Pre-diet | 90.0 to 132.0 | 112 | 93.0 to 156.0 | 129 | 0.361 |
| Post-diet | 74.0 to 110.0 | 96 | 94.3 to 153.5 | 130 | 0.025 |
| Change | − 28.0 to − 10.0 | − 16 | − 8.0 to − 3.0 | − 4.8 | 0.003 |
| Change p | – | 0.004† | – | 0.003† | |
| TG (35–150 mg/dL) | |||||
| Pre-diet | 102.0 to 213.0 | 114 | 86.0 to 233.0 | 156 | 0.983 |
| Post-diet | 94.0 to 177.0 | 108 | 80.3 to 208.3 | 129 | 0.727 |
| Change | − 20.4 to − 7.0 | − 11 | − 21.0 to − 5.0 | − 8 | 0.430 |
| Change p | – | 0.009† | – | 0.009† | |
Significant values are in bold.
n number of the patients, 1.Q interquartile range 25%, 3.Q interquartile range 75%, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1C Hemoglobin A1C, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides.
*Mann–Whitney U test.
†Wilcoxon test.