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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: The effect of a low renal acid load diet on blood pressure, lipid profile, and blood glucose indices in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized clinical trial

Variable

LRALD group

(n = 36)

Control group

(n = 35)

P value a

Age (y)

50.4 ± 10.5

47.6 ± 7.9

0.23

Male (%)

30.3

35.5

0.43

Height (m)

1.6 ± 0.1

1.6 ± 0.0

0.67

Weight (kg)

77.5 ± 15.6

73.8 ± 11.2

0.27

Body mass index (kg/m2)

28.7 ± 4.8

27.7 ± 3.7

0.33

Normal Weight (%)

18.2%

22.6%

0.48

Overweight (%)

45.5%

54.8%

Obese (%)

36.4%

22.6%

Physical Activity (MET hour/day)

33.4 ± 3.8

33.4 ± 2.4

0.98

  1. All continuous variables are reported as Mean ± SD
  2. LRALD Low renal acid load diet
  3. aP values for continues and nominal variables were calculated by Independent t-test and Chi-square, respectively