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. 2022 Nov 28;7(4):e40366. doi: 10.2196/40366

Table 2.

Changes in physical parameters, blood pressure (BP), glucose, and lipid metabolism before and after the DialBeticsLite intervention.

Variables Baseline measurements (n=48) Measurements after the intervention (n=48) P values
Physical parameters

Body weight (kg), mean (SD) 82.6 (13.1) 79.0 (12.9) <.001a

BMI (kg/m2), median (IQR) 27.0 (25.5-31.1) 26.3 (24.1-29.4) <.001b

Waist circumference (cm), median (IQR) 95.0 (91.0-102.5) 91.7 (87.0-97.8) <.001b

Visceral fat area (cm2), median (IQR) 112.0 (90.0-147.0) 92.0 (68.3-113.8) <.001b
Home BP (n=43)

Systolic BP (mm Hg), mean (SD) 131.8 (14.7) 126.6 (14.3) .02a

Diastolic BP (mm Hg), mean (SD) 88.1 (11.5) 84.7 (10.2) .02a
Glucose and lipid metabolism

Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL), median (IQR) 90.0 (85.0-95.0) 87.0 (80.3-93.5) .01b

HbA1cc (%), median (IQR) 5.6 (5.3-5.8) 5.4 (5.2-5.6) <.001b

Total cholesterol (mg/dL), median (IQR) 215.5 (188.0-234.3) 194.5 (175.5-218.0) <.001b

HDLd cholesterol (mg/dL), mean (SD) 50.0 (11.3) 48.9 (12.3) .23a

Triglyceride (mg/dL), median (IQR) 120.5 (78.3-215.3) 110.5 (68.3-165.0) .06b

aPaired, 2-tailed t test for parametric variables.

bWilcoxon signed-rank test for nonparametric variables.

cHbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.

dHDL: high-density lipoprotein.