Clinical Study
Medium- and Short-Term Interventions with Ma-Pi 2 Macrobiotic Diet in Type 2 Diabetic Adults of Bauta, Havana
Table 5
Lipids and cardiovascular risk in adult type 2 diabetic adults with Ma-Pi 2 diet.
| Variable | Cut-off points | Time 0 (%) | 21 days (%) | 3 months (%) |
| Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | Desirable <5.2 | 28 | 87 | 74 | Borderline 5.2–6.19 | 21 | 11 | 24 | High risk ≥6.20 | 51 | 2 | 2 |
| LDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | Desirable <3.39 | 30 | 87 | 76 | Borderline 3.38–4.10 | 38 | 11 | 17 | High risk ≥4.11 | 32 | 3 | 7 |
| HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | Desirable >1.6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Acceptable 1.0–1.6 | 53 | 55 | 63 | High risk ≤1.0 | 43 | 43 | 37 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | Desirable <1.7 | 33 | 82 | 78 | Borderline 1.7–2.3 | 35 | 18 | 20 | High 2.31–5.64 | 28 | 0 | 2 | High risk ≥5.65 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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Percentages of patients included in each classification according to measured serum values at onset, and after 21 d or 3 months of intervention.
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