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 6

(a) Correlations of the pooled groups after the 12-week intervention (N=88)

	Age	Illness duration	Height	Weight	Waist	Hip	BMI	W/H ratio	FG	2h-PG	HbA1c
Age	1
Duration of Illness	-0.087	1
Height	-0.125	.238	1
Weight	-0.068	0.073	.664	1
Waist	0.046	-0.111	.314	.839	1
Hip	0.142	-0.001	.266	.793	.843	1
BMI	0.006	-0.099	0.111	.808	.868	.858	1
W/H ratio	-0.092	-0.199	.225	.526	.754	.284	.510	1
Fasting glucose	-0.047	0.179	0.064	0.043	0.033	0.057	0.004	-0.029	1
2h-PG	.280	0.097	0.116	.278	.303	.344	.257	0.115	.326	1	.370
HbA1c	0.197	0.045	-0.132	-0.011	0.062	0.094	0.073	-0.018	.553	.370	1

, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

(b) Correlations within the GlucoVita group after the 12-week intervention (N=43)

	Age	Illness duration	Height	Weight	Waist	Hip	BMI	W/H ratio	FG	2h-PG	HbA1c
Age	1
Duration of Illness	-0.143	1
Height	-.325	.348	1
Weight	-0.208	0.189	.689	1
Waist	0.029	-0.058	0.26	.785	1
Hip	0.213	0.045	0.123	.678	.832	1
BMI	0.004	-0.069	0.057	.747	.850	.836	1
W/H ratio	-0.195	-0.152	0.289	.553	.752	0.261	.495	1
Fasting glucose	-0.012	0.154	0.129	0.097	0.017	0.034	0.017	-0.001	1
2h-PG	0.216	0.068	-0.027	0.157	0.261	0.215	0.181	0.197	.395	1
HbA1c	0.181	0.016	-0.225	-0.056	0.041	0.069	0.104	-0.002	.538	.309	1

, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

(c) Correlations within the placebo group after the 12-week intervention (N=45)

	Age	Illness duration	Height	Weight	Waist	Hip	BMI	W/H ratio	FG	2h-PG	HbA1c
Age	1
Duration of Illness	0.023	1
Height	0.092	0.07
Weight	0.059	-0.112	.642	1
Waist	0.066	-0.257	.353	.874	1
Hip	0.088	-0.085	.380	.872	.850	1
BMI	0.012	-0.197	0.147	.849	.879	.872	1
W/H ratio	0.007	-.380	0.157	.500	.754	.297	.518	1
Fasting glucose	-0.085	.305	0.001	0.001	0.049	0.078	-0.004	-0.052	1
2h-PG	.345	0.217	0.254	.375	.337	.445	.316	0.044	0.26	1
HbA1c	0.233	0.211	-0.089	-0.011	0.054	0.1	0.032	-0.059	.595	.431	1

, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).
, Pearson correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).