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Table 4 Differences in glycemic control indicators in the control and intervention groups

From: Soluble fibers from psyllium improve glycemic response and body weight among diabetes type 2 patients (randomized control trial)

Variables

Control (n = 18)

Intervention (n = 18)

P value a

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

FBS (mg/dl)

156 (18.28)b

151 (11.65)

163 (18.26)

120 (16.48)***

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

8.5 (0.62)

8.5 (0.56)

8.5 (0.69)

7.5 (0.54)***

<0.001

Insulin (μIU/mL)

21.8 (5.39)

24.9 (5.13)*

27.9 (4.81)

19.7 (2.90)***

<0.001

C-peptide (ng/ml)

5.2 (1.63)

6.3 (1.26)***

5.8 (1.35)

3.8 (0.91)***

<0.001

HOMA.IR

8.5 (2.62)

9.3 (2.15)

11.3 (2.34)

5.8 (1.12)***

<0.001

HOMA.B%

85.5 (21.40)

102.5 (21.77)*

102.9 (24.59)

140.7 (60.89)**

0.239

  1. a Repeated Measure ANOVA between Control and intervention groups
  2. b Mean (Standard Deviation)
  3. The level of significance is < 0.05
  4. Asterisk = significantly different by paired t-test between baseline and 8th week in the same intervention group, *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001