Research Article
The Effect of Kelulut Honey on Fasting Blood Glucose and Metabolic Parameters in Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose
Table 1
Sociodemographic profiles of the participants with impaired fasting glucose in a quasi-experimental intervention study.
| Variables | Kelulut honey | Control | All |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 52.8 ± 10.4 | 50.4 ± 12.5 | 51.6 ± 11.5 | Gender | Male | 17 (56.7) | 13 (43.3) | 30 (50.0) | Female | 13 (43.3) | 17 (56.7) | 30 (50.0) | Ethnicity | Malay | 25 (83.3) | 20 (66.6) | 45 (75.0) | Non-Malay | 5 (16.6) | 10 (33.3) | 15 (25.0) | Marital status | Married | 29 (96.7) | 26 (86.7) | 55 (91.7) | Unmarried | 1 (3.3) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (8.3) | Occupation | Working | 18 (60) | 23 (76.7) | 41 (68.3) | Not working | 12 (40) | 7 (23.3) | 19 (31.7) | Education | Lower | 19 (63.3) | 22 (73.3) | 41 (68.3) | Higher | 11 (36.6) | 8 (26.7) | 19 (31.7) | Income level | Low | 13 (43.3) | 15 (50) | 28 (46.7) | Medium or high | 17 (56.6) | 15 (50) | 32 (53.3) |
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