Table 2.
Change of median (IQR) values of HbA1c and other cardiovascular risk parameters before and after education intervention among participants.
| Parameter | Baseline | Three Months | Six Months |
p–Value [0–3 Months] |
p Value [0–6 Months] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (IQR) | |||||
| SBP mmHg | 130 (124–140) | 130 (120–140) | 130 (120–137) | 0.19 | 0.02 * |
| DBP mmHg | 70 (66–75) | 70 (70–75) | 70 (67–73) | 0.92 | 0.14 |
| BMI kg/m2 | 35 (30–35) | 35 (30–35) | 34 (30–35) | 0.47 | 0.09 |
| HbA1c (%) | 10.3 (9.2–11.1) | 9.2 (8.0–10.1) | 8.6 (7.8–9.7) | <0.001 * | <0.001 * |
| FBS mmol/L | 12.1 (8.8–15.1) | 9.8 (7.3–12.0) | 9.0 (7.0–11.0) | <0.001 * | <0.001 * |
| LDL mmol/L | 2.9 (2.4–3.5) | 2.6 (2.2–3.4) | 2.7 (2.0–3.3) | <0.001 * | <0.001 * |
| HDL mmol/L | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.2 (0.9–1.3) | 1.1 (1.0–1.3) | 0.36 | 0.06 |
| TC mmol/L | 4.5 (4.0–5.3) | 4.1 (3.7–5.0) | 4.1 (3.5–5.0) | <0.001 * | <0.001 * |
| TG mmol/L | 1.6 (1.2–2.0) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | 1.3 (1.0–1.9) | 0.009 * | <0.001 * |
*—Statistical significance, IQR—interquartile range, BMI—body mass index, SBP—Systolic blood pressure, DBP—diastolic blood pressure, HBP—High blood pressure, TC—Total cholesterol, LDL—low -density lipoprotein, HDL—high -density lipoprotein, TG—triglycerides, HbA1c—Hemoglobin A1c, FBS—fasting blood sugar.