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Table 2 Changes in HbA1c (%), obesity measures and CVD risk factors at 3 months and 6 months

From: Behavioural Lifestyle Intervention Study (BLIS) in patients with type 2 diabetes in the United Arab Emirates: A randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention (n = 18)a

Control (n = 17)a

 

3 months

6 months

P valueb

3 months

6 months

P valueb

HbA1c (%)

(−) 1.56 ± 1.81c

(−) 1.17 ± 2.11c

0.00

0.1 ± 1.37

(−)0.17 ± 1.79

0.74

Obesity measures

      

 Weight (Kg)

(−) 0.29 ± 3.12

(−) 0.72 ± 4.3

0.65

(−) 0.25 ± 1.22

(−) 0.41 ± 2.56

0.76

 BMI (Kg/m2)

(−) 0.01 ± 1.1

0.14 ± 1.41

0.97

(−) 0.05 ± 0.54

0.14 ± 1.44

0.97

 Body composition

      

  Fat mass (Kg)

0.00 ± 2.56

(−) 0.08 ± 3.73

0.98

(−) 1.21 ± 3.23

(−) 1.19 ± 3.91

0.26

  Muscle mass (Kg)

(−) 0.09 ± 0.46

(−) 0.15 ± 0.49

0.35

0.27 ± 0.93

0.17 ± 0.83

0.49

  Water mass (Kg)

(−) 0.14 ± 1.2

(−) 2.07 ± 7.17

0.34

0.99 ± 1.67

0.79 ± 1.36

0.03

CVD risk factors

      

 HDL (mmol/L)

0.00 ± 0.13

(−) 0.01 ± 0.15

0.96

(−) 0.01 ± 0.17

(−) 0.01 ± 0.19

0.96

 LDL (mmol/L)

(−) 0.08 ± 0.89

(−) 0.09 ± 0.95

0.86

(−) 0.17 ± 0.6

(−) 0.24 ± 0.77

0.21

 Total cholesterol (mmol/dL)

0.17 ± 0.69

(−) 0.13 ± 0.83

0.58

(−) 0.18 ± 0.63

(−) 0.14 ± 0.94

0.38

 Triglycerides (mmol/dL)

(−) 0.37 ± 1.05

(−) 0.18 ± 0.76

0.14

(−) 0.09 ± 0.4

0.12 ± 0.78

0.43

 Systolic blood pressure ( mmHg)

(−) 3.18 ± 11.67

(−) 1.71 ± 12.07

0.47

0.25 ± 13.16

3.13 ± 15.12

0.44

 Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

(−) 0.18 ± 8.9

0.76 ± 7.48

0.89

2.50 ± 5.35

4.19 ± 8.48

0.12

  1. aData are presented as the mean ± standard deviation
  2. bOne-way ANOVA was used for between-groups comparisons, with a significance level of P < 0.05
  3. c P value < 0.0167 after Bonferroni correction