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 2
Effect of intervention within the groups.
Yogurt (n = 30)
Yogurt + Job’s tears (n = 30)
Pre
Post
p
Pre
Post
p
Weight (kg)
64.7 ± 9.9
63.6 ± 9.3
≤0.001
65.9 ± 10.2
64.6 ± 9.5
≤0.001
BMI (kg/m2)
24.9 ± 2.7
24.5 ± 2.6
0.004
26.4 ± 4.6
25.8 ± 4.4
0.002
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
178.8 ± 26.7
173.1 ± 21.0
0.015
183.2 ± 25.8
173.7 ± 23.8
≤0.001
LDL (mg/dL)
132.8 ± 27.2
126.0 ± 21.7
0.004
137.1 ± 26.2
125.7 ± 24.1
≤0.001
HDL (mg/dL)
45.0 (40–49)
47.1 (37–56)
0.015
45.0 (42–50)
48.0 (42–58)
0.002
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
126.5 (43–285)
178.0 (90–296)
0.001
125.5 (41–305)
184.5 (105–270)
0.022
Plasma GA (%)
19.3 (11.3–33.1)
18.5 (11–30.8)
0.356
13.6 (10.7–49)
13.0 (10.8–51.8)
0.22
Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index; GA, glycated albumin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein.
