Clinical Study

Effects of Highly Absorbable Curcumin in Patients with Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus

Table 3

Change of each parameter in patients treated with Theracurmin®.

Theracurmin®0M (0 month)3M6M value for trend test value
0M vs. 3M0M vs. 6M3M vs. 6M

BMI (kg/m2)0.9920.3070.5180.118
SBP (mmHg)0.9360.6370.7440.906
DBP (mmHg)0.7460.7040.8750.801
HbA1c (%)6.1 [6.0, 6.3]6.2 [5.9, 6.7]6.1 [5.9, 6.8]0.9330.1790.5520.719
BS (mg/dL)109.5 [100.0, 145.8]108.0 [99.3, 135.0]99.0 [91.5, 122.8]0.1300.8610.0790.124
TG (mg/dL)144.0 [86.0, 177.0]147.0 [88.0, 219.0]120.0 [87.0, 170.0]0.6690.2450.5320.015
LDL-C (mg/dL)0.9920.3550.7450.719
HDL-C (mg/dL)0.5460.5090.2660.279
UA (mg/dL)0.6840.7970.4380.833
γ-GTP (IU/L)32.0 [21.0, 57.0]33.0 [23.0, 57.0]33.0 [21.0, 45.0]0.9170.2390.4320.007
Cre (mg/dL)0.8 [0.6, 0.9]0.8 [0.7, 0.9]0.8 [0.7, 0.9]0.6770.3300.1610.551
SAA-LDL (μg/mL)5.0 [4.0, 7.0]6.0 [5.0, 9.3]5.5 [4.0, 8.8]0.9350.2230.8370.858
AT-LDL (μg/mL)1.1 [1.0, 1.3]1.1 [1.0, 1.4]1.1 [1.0, 1.3]0.9620.7200.7220.796
Adiponectin (μg/mL)0.8370.8000.3830.535
Leptin (ng/mL)4.7 [2.1, 15.4]3.8 [2.0, 14.6]3.2 [2.3, 11.0]0.5880.6950.0840.075
hs-CRP (mg/dL)0.6 [0.2, 1.1]0.5 [0.3, 1.1]0.5 [0.2, 1.2]0.7970.8610.8610.917
CCr (mL/min/1.73m2)72.4 [66.7, 95.0]72.4 [58.6, 90.5]71.6 [61.3, 90.8]0.7230.4600.0740.650

BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; BS: blood sugar; TG: triglyceride; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA: uric acid; γ-GTP: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; Cre: creatinine; SAA-LDL: serum amyloid A-LDL; AT-LDL: a1-antitrypsin-LDL; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CCr: creatinine clearance.