Blood Sugar Lowering Effect of Coccinia grandis (L.) J. Voigt: Path for a New Drug for Diabetes Mellitus

Table 1

Means and standard deviations of blood sugar levels for experimental and control groups before and after intervention.

Blood sugar (mg/dL)
Groups	Mean	SD	Mean difference	95% Confidence interval	P value
Fasting
Experimental (𝑛=61)	88.9	9.7
Control (𝑛=61)	91.5	17.6	2.57	−2.49 to 7.64	0.31
One hour postprandially
Experimental (𝑛=60)	101.3	34.7
Control (𝑛=60)	120.8	49.0	20.2	4.81 to 35.5	0.01
Two hours postprandially
Experimental (𝑛=59)	90.3	19.7
Control (𝑛=60)	101.8	35.5	11.46	1.03 to 21.9	0.03