Medium- and Short-Term Interventions with Ma-Pi 2 Macrobiotic Diet in Type 2 Diabetic Adults of Bauta, Havana

Table 5

Lipids and cardiovascular risk in adult type 2 diabetic adults with Ma-Pi 2 diet.

Variable	Cut-off points	Time 0; (%)	21 days; (%)	3 months; (%)
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	Desirable <5.2	28	87	74
	Borderline 5.2–6.19	21	11	24
	High risk ≥6.20	51	2	2
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	Desirable <3.39	30	87	76
	Borderline 3.38–4.10	38	11	17
	High risk ≥4.11	32	3	7
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)	Desirable >1.6	4	2	0
	Acceptable 1.0–1.6	53	55	63
	High risk ≤1.0	43	43	37
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	Desirable <1.7	33	82	78
	Borderline 1.7–2.3	35	18	20
	High 2.31–5.64	28	0	2
	High risk ≥5.65	4	0	0

Percentages of patients included in each classification according to measured serum values at onset, and after 21 d or 3 months of intervention.