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Table 1 Clinical characteristics at baseline of the volunteers

From: Effect of the consumption of a new symbiotic shake on glycemia and cholesterol levels in elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Clinical characteristics

GS (n = 9)

GP (n = 9)

Age (yr)

55.47a ± 2.0

56,89 a ± 1.7

Height (m)

1.65 a ± 1.2

1.64 a ± 1.3

Weight (Kg)

75.43 a ± 2.01

75.89 a ± 2.00

BMI (Kg/m2)*

27.70 a ± 0.78

28.21 a ± 0.85

Diabetes

9

9

Hypertension

7

8

Smoking

5

4

Energy (kcal/day)

2144.6 a ± 643.5

2322.4 a ± 543.5

  1. Values are mean ± SD. Statistical comparison of groups: means with identical minuscule letters in the same line do not differ significantly (P ≤ 0.05). GS group symbiotic shake, GP group placebo shake, *BMI body massindex