Social Support Groups in the Maintenance of Glycemic Control after Community-Based Intervention

Table 3

Mean change in behavioral and biological measures from to by group.

Variable	SSG; ()	Control; ()
Weight (kg)	0.19 2.28	0.64 2.78
BMI (kg/m^2)	0.11 0.76	0.20 1.07
HbA1c (%)	0.35 1.11	−0.04 1.12
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	5.33 26.62	3.00 30.93
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	12.75 29.80	14.75 22.30
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.47 6.66	−2.60 11.01
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	−17.72 174.9	−52.27 139.14
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−8.36 16.22	−6.25 17.93
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	−3.02 11.45	−3.92 14.65
Diabetes care profile score	−0.24 0.55	−0.12 0.80
Problem areas in diabetes score	2.50 9.71	−0.31 14.61
Summary of diabetes self-care activities	1.41 3.49	2.27 6.62

Data shown as mean change SD. Significance in change is tested by paired -test and denoted by and .