Postprandial Glucose Levels Are Better Associated with the Risk Factors for Diabetes Compared to Fasting Glucose and Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) Levels in Elderly Prediabetics: Beneficial Effects of Polyherbal Supplements—A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial
Table 5
(a) Baseline correlations of the pooled study participants (N=88)
Age
Illness duration
Height
Weight
Waist
Hip
BMI
W/H ratio
FG
2h-PG
HbA1c
Age
1
Duration of disease
-0.087
1
Height
-0.108
.242
1
Weight
-0.049
0.065
.604
1
Waist
0.008
-0.114
.277
.766
1
Hip
0.189
0.028
.244
.725
.778
1
BMI
0.033
-0.115
-0.038
.769
.709
.688
1
W/H ratio
-0.195
-.213
0.159
.409
.721
0.127
.368
1
FG
-0.19
0.17
0.139
0.143
0.063
0.057
0.057
0.018
1
2h-PG
0.101
0.008
0.097
.247
.311
0.205
.217
.276
-0.103
1
HbA1c
0.046
-0.101
-0.09
0.08
0.104
0.106
0.152
0.04
.276
0.136
1
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). , Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
(b) Baseline correlations within the GlucoVita group (N=43)
Age
Illness duration
Height
Weight
Waist
Hip
BMI
W/H ratio
FG
2h-PG
HbA1c
Age
1
Duration of disease
-0.143
1
Height
-.305
.354
1
Weight
-0.213
0.173
.556
1
Waist
-0.008
-0.061
0.218
.670
1
Hip
0.232
0.058
0.105
.534
.782
1
BMI
0.006
-0.093
-0.184
.708
.559
.497
1
W/H ratio
-0.27
-0.16
0.211
.454
.704
0.111
.334
1
FG
-0.284
0.155
0.286
0.137
-0.15
-0.159
-0.076
-0.066
1
2h-PG
0.157
0.031
-0.095
0.033
0.237
0.057
0.095
.331
-0.191
1
HbA1c
-0.094
-0.105
-0.228
-0.049
-0.035
-0.058
0.116
0.022
0.193
0.093
1
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). , Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
(c) Baseline correlations within the placebo group (N=45)
Age
Illness duration
Height
Weight
Waist
Hip
BMI
W/H ratio
FG
2h-PG
HbA1c
Age
1
Duration of disease
0.023
1
Height
0.109
0.056
1
Weight
0.099
-0.127
.647
1
Waist
0.024
-0.267
.323
.829
1
Hip1
0.156
-0.02
.366
.859
.777
1
BMI
0.061
-0.218
0.116
.830
.840
.851
1
W/H ratio
-0.14
-.415
0.109
.374
.728
0.137
.404
1
FG
-0.08
0.293
-0.039
0.144
0.238
0.249
0.205
0.081
1
2h-PG
0.035
-0.08
.323
.455
.388
.336
.348
0.252
0.007
1
HbA1c
0.19
-0.103
0.03
0.176
0.199
0.232
0.188
0.042
.359
0.192
1
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed). , Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).
