The Effect of Adding Job’s Tears to Yogurt on Plasma Glycated Albumin, Weight, and Lipid Profile in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Characteristics of subjects.
Yogurt (n = 30)
Yogurt with Job’s tears (n = 30)
p
Gender
Male
14
13
—
Female
16
17
Age (years)
45.7 ± 7.8
43.4 ± 9.2
0.312
Height (cm)
160.7 ± 7.2
158.5 ± 6.5
0.208
Weight (kg)
64.7 ± 9.9
65.9 ± 10.2
0.617
BMI (kg/m2)
24.9 ± 2.7
26.4 ± 4.6
0.145
Food calorie intake (kcal)
1928.8 ± 146.8
1944.2 ± 127.5
0.856
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
178.8 ± 26.7
183.2 ± 25.9
0.528
LDL (mg/dL)
132.8 ± 27.2
137.1 ± 26.2
0.542
HDL (mg/dL)
45.0 (40–49)
45.0 (42–50)
0.688
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
126.5 (43–285)
125.5 (41–305)
0.638
Plasma GA (%)
19.3 (11.3–33.1)
13.6 (10.7–49)
0.012
Medication
No medication
10
16
0.118
Metformin
20
14
Mann–Whitney U test. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; GA, glycated albumin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.