Table 3 Mean biochemical and anthropometric measures at baseline and 12 months

HbA1c (%)

≤7.0 %

7.2 ± 1.3

(5–13.8)

7.3 ± 1.2

(5.1 – 12.1)

(0.02, 0.41)

7.3 ± 1.0

(5.5 – 10.3)

7.3 ± 1.1

(5.5 – 11.3)

(-0.13, 0.24)

0.53

Weight (kg)

88.0 ± 20.5 (45.4 – 169.4)

87.7 ± 19.8

(41.5 – 132.6)

(-1.50, 0.42)

88.9 ± 17.8

(51.3 – 137.3)

87.3 ± 18.4

(52.5 – 136.9)

(-1.06, 0.46)

0.71

BMI

≤25

31.9 ± 6.8

(17.6 - 54.1)

31.9 ± 6.7

(21.1 – 49.7)

( −0.46, 0.24)

31.7 ± 5.9

(18.9 - 54.9)

31.5 ± 6.2

(19.7 – 54.0)

(−0.38, 0.17)

1.0

Waist Circum. (cm)

Men <94 Women <80

106.8 ± 16.7 (64 – 153.5)

106.9 ± 16.0

(69.5 – 138)

(−0.5, 2.3)

106.9 ± 14.6

(73.5 – 145)

106.8 ± 15.7

(78.5 - 182)

(−1.2, 3.4)

0.99

SBP (mmHg)

≤130

137.4 ± 16.8 (95 – 192.7)

128.1 ± 17.1

(96–189)

(−12.8, −5.4)

134.9 ± 15.5

(95 – 170)

130.9 ± 16.3

(98–196.7)

(−9.1, −1.0)

0.19

DBP (mmHg)

≤80

81.4 ± 11.1

(55 – 111)

75.3 ± 11.3

(53–116.7)

(−9.0, −3.6)

79.3 ± 10.4

(50.7 – 106.7)

74.6 ± 11.0

(47 – 110)

(−6.6, −1.4)

0.82

Total Cholesterol

<4.0

4.5 ± 1.0

(2.6 - 7.6)

4.3 ± 1.0

(2.4 – 6.8)

(−0.43, −0.11)

4.4 ± 1.0

(2.7 - 8.5)

4.2 ± 1.0

(2.5 – 6.5)

(−0.34, 0.04)

0.60

LDL Cholesterol

<2.5

2.5 ± 0.97

(0.8 – 5.1)

2.2 ± 0.9

(0.5 – 4.1)

(−0.40, −0.10)

2.4 ± 0.86

(1.1 - 6.0)

2.2 ± 0.8

(0.9 – 4.2)

(−0.32, 0.02)

0.49

HDL Cholesterol

>1.0

1.3 ± 0.34

(0.64 – 2.5)

1.3 ± 0.4

(0.5 – 2.5)

(−0.07, 0.03)

1.2 ± 0.37

(0.6 – 2.5)

1.3 ± 0.4

(0.6 – 2.3)

(−0.01, 0.06)

0.31

Chol./HDL

<4.5

3.7 ± 1.1

(1.5 - 7.6)

3.6 ± 1.3

(1.7 – 9.8)

(−0.30, 0.11)

3.8 ± 1.2

(1.8 - 7.3)

3.5 ± 1.2

(1.8 – 7.7)

(−0.41, −0.03)

0.29

LDL-HDL

<3.7

2.0 ± 1.0

(0.4 – 5.4)

1.9 ± 1.0

(0.4 – 6.8)

(−0.27, 0.06)

2.0 ± 0.9

(0.6 – 4.8)

1.8 ± 0.8

(0.7 – 4.3)

(−0.32, -0.01)

0.33

Triglycerides

<1.5

1.7 ± 0.8

(0.5 – 5.4)

1.7 ± 1.0

(0.5 – 5.5)

(−0.10, 0.24)

1.7 ± 0.9

(0.5 – 5.8)

1.6 ± 0.9

(0.6 – 5.0)

(−0.08, 0.25)

0.82