Research Article
The Effect of Morinda citrifolia L. Fruit Juice on the Blood Sugar Level and Other Serum Parameters in Patients with Diabetes Type 2
Table 2
Linear regression data of fasting blood sugar values of patients between days 1 and 50 of the intake of NFJ (2ml/kg bw per day).
| No. of patients | Intersection with Ordinate at day 0 (mg/dl) | Intersection with Ordinate at day 50 (mg/dl) | Slope (mg/dl and day) |
| 1 | 103 | 105 | 0.032 | 2 | 147 | 160 | 0.26 | 3 | 133 | 115 | -0.36 | 4 | 138 | 116 | -0.45 | 5 | 141 | 142 | 0.014 | 6 | 114 | 101 | -0.26 | 7 | 122 | 130 | 0.15 | 8 | 141 | 126 | -0.30 | 9 | 125 | 120 | -0.11 | 10 | 181 | 151 | -0.61 | 11 | 170 | 164 | -0.12 | 12 | 162 | 155 | -0.14 | 13 | 154 | 128 | -0.52 | 14 | 114 | 106 | -0.17 | 15 | 136 | 90 | -0.76 | 17 | 142 | 143 | 0.012 | 18 | 145 | 107 | -0.77 | 19 | 100 | 90 | -0.21 | 20 | 178 | 126 | -1.04 | Mean ± SD | 139 ± 23 | 125 ± 22 | -0.28 ±0.34 | p-value | | 0.002 | 0.00 |
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from paired t-test (values of day 0 against values of day 50). from one sample t-test. |