Clinical Study
Gynostemma pentaphyllum Tea Improves Insulin Sensitivity in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Table 1
Clinical characteristics and laboratory findings of the patients.
| | Group A (GP-placebo tea) | Group B (placebo tea-GP) | Baseline | Week 6 | Baseline | Week 6 |
| | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | Age (years) | 58.8 ± 5.9 | 58.8 ± 5.9 | 58.1 ± 6.6 | 58.1 ± 6.6 | Sex (male : female) | 5 : 3 | 5 : 3 | 5 : 3 | 5 : 3 | Body weight (kg) | 58.6 ± 5.3 | 58.8 ± 5.4 | 56.8 ± 4.9 | 57.1 ± 5.0 | BMI (kg/m2) | 23.3 ± 1.9 | 23.4 ± 2.0 | 22.6 ± 1.8 | 22.7 ± 1.9 | Waist (cm) | 85.8 ± 6.2 | 85.4 ± 5.8 | 81.0 ± 6.1 | 81.9 ± 6.0 | Hip (cm) | 94.4 ± 3.5 | 94.1 ± 3.3 | 91.8 ± 4.2 | 91.6 ± 4.0 | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 119.4 ± 10.2 | 119.4 ± 11.5 | 118.2 ± 8.3 | 118.5 ± 7.9 | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.4 ± 5.0 | 74.4 ± 4.9 | 76.3 ± 4.2 | 76.3 ± 5.1 | Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 8.3 ± 0.8 | 7.4 ± 0.6 | 8.4 ± 0.7 | 8.0 ± 1.0 | Fasting plasma insulin (pmol/L) | 140.98 ± 38.2 | 132.0 ± 109.2 | 113.2 ± 65.3 | 122.9 ± 78.5 | HbA1C (%) | 8.1 ± 0.9 | | 8.1 ± 0.7 | | Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.4 ± 0.8 | 5.4 ± 1.0 | 5.0 ± 0.9 | 5.4 ± 1.2a | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 1.3a | HDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.5 ± 1.0 | 1.2 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2 | 1.1 ± 0.2a | LDL-cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.3 ± 1.2 | 3.3 ± 1.0 | 3.0 ± 0.7 | 3.0 ± 0.8a |
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Results are means ± SD of sixteen patients. a, after removal of one patient with an extreme triglyceride value (12 mmol/L).
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