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Table 2 Body weight, waist circumference and fruit intake before and after intervention

From: Effect of fruit restriction on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes – a randomized trial

 

High-fruit

Low-fruit

Differences between groups

 

Before

After

Before

After

Means (CI 95%)

p-value

Body weight (kg) †

92.4 ± 2.9

89.9 ± 3.0*

91.2 ± 3.0

89.6 ± 2.9*

−0.9 (−2.2 to 0.4)

0.18

Waist circumference (cm)

103 ± 2

99 ± 2*

107 ± 2

103 ± 2*

−1.2 (−3.0 to 0.5)

0.17

Fruit intake (grams)

194 ± 15

319 ± 24*

186 ± 15

135 ± 7*

175 (119 to 232)

< 0.0001

  1. * Significant difference between before and after.
  2. † Body weight: high-fruit (n = 32), low-fruit (n = 31), waist circumference: high-fruit (n = 27), low-fruit (n = 22), fruit intake: high-fruit (n = 32), low-fruit (n = 31).
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Nutrition Journal

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