Research Article
Blood Sugar Lowering Effect of Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt: Path for a New Drug for Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Means and standard deviations of blood sugar levels for experimental and control groups before and after intervention.
| Blood sugar (mg/dL) | Groups | Mean | SD | Mean difference | 95% Confidence interval | P value |
| Fasting | | | | | | Experimental () | 88.9 | 9.7 | | | | Control () | 91.5 | 17.6 | 2.57 | −2.49 to 7.64 | 0.31 |
| One hour postprandially | | | | | | Experimental () | 101.3 | 34.7 | | | | Control () | 120.8 | 49.0 | 20.2 | 4.81 to 35.5 | 0.01 |
| Two hours postprandially | | | | | | Experimental () | 90.3 | 19.7 | | | | Control () | 101.8 | 35.5 | 11.46 | 1.03 to 21.9 | 0.03 |
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