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| | Baseline | After 4 weeks |
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| 25 | 25 |
| Age (years) | 55.0 ± 9.0 | 55.0 ± 9.0 |
| Sex (Male : Female) | 15 : 10 | 15 : 10 |
| Body weight (kg) | 55.0 ± 9.6 | 55.1 ± 9.3 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 ± 3.6 | 22.2 ± 3.5 |
| Waist (cm) | 86.6 ± 8.9 | 86.6 ± 9.1 |
| Hip (cm) | 96.9 ± 6.6 | 96.4 ± 6.8 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.8 ± 7.6 | 120.4 ± 9.5 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78.6 ± 4.9 | 77.8 ± 5.4 |
| Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) (mmol/L) | 11.4 ± 1.3 | 9.3 ± 1.3* |
| Fasting plasma insulin (pmol/L) | 99.0 ± 33.0 | 126.0 ± 55.8** |
| 30-minute plasma insulin (pmol/L) | 190.8 ± 113.4 | 267.6 ± 136.8** |
| 120-minute plasma insulin (pmol/L) | 303.0 ± 244.2 | 457.2 ± 233.4** |
| HbA1C (%) | 9.9 ± 1.0 | 8.9 ± 0.7* |
| C-peptide (ng/mL) | 0.8 ± 0.6 | 1.6 ± 0.8* |
| 30-minute C-peptide (ng/mL) | 1.4 ± 1.2 | 2.6 ± 1.3* |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.1 ± 1.2 | 4.5 ± 0.9** |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 3.0 ± 2.2 | 2.2 ± 1.3** |
| HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.2 ± 0.3 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.9 ± 0.8 | 2.5 ± 0.8** |
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