A Six-Month Supplementation of Mulberry, Korean Red Ginseng, and Banaba Decreases Biomarkers of Systemic Low-Grade Inflammation in Subjects with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Type 2 Diabetes

Table 1

Basic characteristics of study subjects.

	Herb group (𝑛=32) (%)	Placebo group (𝑛=30) (%)
Age (year)	58.9±8.9^(1)	56.6±9.6
Sex (Man %)	32(68.75)^(2)	30 (73.33)
Height (cm)	164.3±7.9	165.8±7.9
Weight (kg)	68.5±12.1	69.9±9.8
BMI (kg/m^2)^(3)	25.3±3.4	25.4±2.5
Waist (cm)	89.1±6.8	91.2±6.3
Blood pressure (mHg)
Systolic	118.9±15.1	129.7±13.5
Diastolic	80.2±10.4	82.8±7.0
Smoking status
Yes	8 (25)	6 (20)
No	24 (75)	24 (80)
Alcohol consumption
Yes	17 (53.12)	20 (66.67)
No	15 (46.88)	10 (33.33)
Frequency of exercise
None	4 (12.50)	5 (16.66)
1-2/week	5 (15.63)	8 (26.66)
3-4/week	10 (31.25)	5 (16.67)
5-6/week	7 (21.88)	1 (3.33)
Almost everyday	6 (18.75)	11 (36.67)

⁽¹⁾Mean ±SD.
⁽²⁾Number of subjects (%).
⁽³⁾Body mass index.