Clinical Study

Antidiabetic Effect of Fenugreek Seed Powder Solution (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) on Hyperlipidemia in Diabetic Patients

Table 2

Behavioral and clinical characteristics of the study participants.

VariablesResponseTreatment (%)Control (%)

Alcohol consumptionNo16 (32.7%)8 (17.4%)
Yes33 (67.3%)38 (82.6%)

Exercise habitNo37 (75.5%)31 (67.4%)
Yes12 (24.5%)15 (32.6%)

Duration of the disease (years)<130 (61.2%)27 (58.7%)
1-514 (28.6%)16 (34.8%)
6-105 (10.2%)3 (6.5%)

Smoking historyYes5 (10.2%)7 (15.2%)
No44 (89.8%)39 (84.8%)

BMI (kg/m2)Normal (18.5-24.9)18 (36.7%)22 (47.8%)
Overweight (25-29.9)24 (49%)18 (39.1%)
Obesity (≥30)7 (14.35)6 (13%)

Family history of diabetesNo36 (73.5%)30 (65.2%)
Yes13 (26.5%)16 (34.8%)