Clinical Study
Medium- and Short-Term Interventions with Ma-Pi 2 Macrobiotic Diet in Type 2 Diabetic Adults of Bauta, Havana
Table 2
Changes of anthropometric variables and arterial blood pressure during 3-month intervention with Ma-Pi 2 macrobiotic diet in type 2 diabetic adults.
| | Variable | Before
| After 21 d
| After 3 m
| Change
After 21 d (%) | Change
After 3 m (%) | value |
| | Weight (kg) | 76.2 (17.8)
(47.4–133.0) | 73.5 (17.0)
(44.0–128.0) | 72.5 (16.7)
(42.0–121.4) | −4 | −5 | 0.4992 | | BMI (kg/m2) | 28.8 (5.4)
(21.6–48.3) | 27.7 (5.1)
(20.1–46.5) | 27.4 (5.1)
(19.2–44.1) | −4 | −5 | 0.3355 | | Waist circumference (cm) | 95.8 (11.6)
(71.0–126.0) | 93.0 (11.4)
(65.0–122.0) | 91.6 (11.3)
(64.0–120.0) | −3 | −4 | 0.1278 | | Hip circumference (cm) | 103.5 (11.3)
(86.0–136.0) | 101.4 (10.9)
(84.0–134.0) | 99.7 (10.5)
(84.0–134.0) | −2 | −4 | 0.1781 | | Body fat (%) | 36.4 (7.0)
(23.9–52.9) | 34.3 (7.0)
(21.4–51.7) | 33.3 (7.5)
(20.5–48.2) | −6 | −9 | 0.0593 | | Lean body Mass (kg) | 45.7 (11.2)
(30.5–74.0) | 45.6 (10.8)
(29.8–71.3) | 45.6 (11.0)
(30.4–72.7) | −0.2 | −0.2 | 0.9993 | | Systolic pressure (mmHg) | 127 (19)
(90–180) | 113 (12)
(90–140) | 118 (7)
(93–133) | −11 | −7 | | | Diastolic pressure (mmHg) | 76 (12)
(57–100) | 69 (8)
(50–85) | 75 (5)
(63–83) | −9 | −1 | |
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Values are represented as means (standard deviations), and (minimum and maximal values) < 0.05 was considered significant.
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