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Table 3 Main effects of the intervention of diet programs on MetS components between time points (baseline, after 3 months and after 6 months)

From: Effects of low carbohydrate diet compared to low fat diet on reversing the metabolic syndrome, using NCEP ATP III criteria: a randomized clinical trial

Anthropometric measures

Mean ± SD

95% Confidence Interval for Mean

WC

Baseline

0.97 ± 0.14

(0.94, 1.00)

After 3 months

0.97 ± 0.14

(0.94, 1.00)

After 6 months

0.93 ± 0.24

(0.88, 0.98)

TG

Baseline

0.31 ± 0.46

(0.22, 0.41)

After 3 months

0.14 ± 0.35

(0.07, 0.22)

After 6 months

0.07 ± 0.26

(0.02, 0.12)

HDL

Baseline

0.78 ± 0.41

(0.70, 0.87)

After 3 months

0.39 ± 0.49

(0.29, 0.49)

After 6 months

0.27 ± 0.44

(0.18, 0.36)

SBP

Baseline

0.19 ± 0.39

(0.11, 0.27)

After 3 months

0.10 ± 0.30

(0.04, 0.17)

After 6 months

0.15 ± 0.36

(0.08, 0.23)

DBP

Baseline

0.24 ± 0.43

(0.15, 0.33)

After 3 months

0.12 ± 0.33

(0.05, 0.19)

After 6 months

0.03 ± 0.17

(−0.04, 0.06)

FGl

Baseline

0.21 ± 0.41

(0.12, 0.29)

After 3 months

0.19 ± 0.39

(0.11, 0.27)

After 6 months

0.10 ± 0.30

(0.04, 0.17)

  1. Abbreviations: WC, waist circumference; TG, total glycerides; HDL, high density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FGl, fasting glucose