Clinical Study
Pomegranate Polyphenols Lower Lipid Peroxidation in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes but Have No Effects in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Study
Table 3
Effects of POMx on blood glucose, blood pressure, and lipids1.
| Variables | Healthy controls () | T2DM subjects () | Screen | Week 4 | Screen | Week 4 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | | | | | Mean blood glucose (mg/dL) | | | | | Hemoglobin A1C (%) | | | 0 | | Glycosylated hemoglobin (%) | | | | | Insulin (U/L) | | | | | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | | | | | Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | Triglycerides (mg/dL) | | | | | LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | 3 | VLDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | | | | | LDL/HDL ratio | | | | | Total cholesterol/HDL ratio | | | | |
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Data are mean ± SD; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus.
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