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Table 2 Anthropometric and biochemical in study groups pre and post intervention

From: Effect of Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) supplementation on visceral adiposity index (VAI) and blood pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus as indicators of cardiovascular disease (CVD): a randomized and placebo-controlled clinical trial

 

Gum Arabic (n = 46)

Pectin (n = 45)

Pre

Post

Mean difference

95 % CI of the Difference

P value

Pre

Post

Mean difference

95 % CI of the Difference

P value

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

Weight (kg)

72.86 ± 15.72

71.40 ± 16.26

1.45

0.42

2.49

0.007

77.07 ± 13.84

77.08 ± 13.83

−0.01

−0.05

0.02

0.437

Waist C.(cm)

98.65 ± 12.41

97.35 ± 11.98

1.30

−0.36

2.97

0.121

94.76 ± 14.90

96.13 ± 15.18

−1.38

−3.32

0.56

0.159

Hip C.(cm)

106.76 ± 13.54

104.07 ± 12.38

2.70

0.77

4.62

0.007

106.44 ± 14.67

103.84 ± 14.04

2.60

−0.94

6.14

0.146

TG (mmol/l)

1.54 ± 0.63

1.37 ± 0.59

0.17

−0.01

0.35

0.061

1.10 ± 0.54

1.10 ± 0.53

0.00

−0.03

0.03

0.958

HDL(mmol/l)

1.10 ± 0.39

1.32 ± 0.61

−0.22

− 0.38

−0.05

0.011

1.15 ± 0.39

1.16 ± 0.40

−0.01

−0.04

0.02

0.442

WHR

0.93 ± 0.08

0.94 ± 0.08

−0.01

−0.03

0.01

0.258

0.89 ± 0.10

0.92 ± 0.09

−0.02

−0.05

0.01

0.139

BMI (kg/m2)

27.66 ± 5.37

27.09 ± 5.49

0.57

0.16

0.98

0.007

29.96 ± 6.54

29.96 ± 6.54

0.00

−0.02

0.01

0.501

BAI

33.90 ± 7.46

32.58 ± 6.85

1.32

0.36

2.27

0.008

34.38 ± 8.65

33.10 ± 8.21

1.29

−0.49

3.07

0.152

VAI

3.17 ± 2.29

2.42 ± 1.82

0.75

0.11

1.38

0.022

2.08 ± 1.55

2.05 ± 1.48

0.03

−0.06

0.12

0.469

DAAT,cm2

190.92 ± 70.88

184.85 ± 66.48

6.07

−2.49

14.62

0.16

153.65 ± 67.37

160.86 ± 69.39

−7.21

−17.51

3.08

0.165

LAP,cm.mmol/l

61.28 ± 39.46

52.44 ± 35.29

8.84

1.18

16.49

0.025

41.65 ± 32.86

42.77 ± 30.23

−1.12

−3.61

1.36

0.367

SBP (mmHg)

131.74 ± 16.37

121.74 ± 8.77

10.00

6.69

13.31

0.000

128.44 ± 14.45

125.11 ± 12.90

3.33

0.77

5.90

0.012

DBP (mmHg)

80.00 ± 9.89

77.61 ± 8.48

2.39

−0.49

5.27

0.102

78.22 ± 8.86

78.44 ± 8.52

−0.22

−2.82

2.38

0.864

  1. Values are presented as (Mean ± SD); Abbreviations: Hip C Hip circumference, TG Triglycerides, HDL High density lipoprotein, WHR Waist to hip ratio, BMI Body Mass Index, BAI Body Adiposity Index, VAI Visceral Adiposity Index, DAAT Deep abdominal adipose tissue, LAP Lipid accumulation product, SBP Systolic Blood Pressure and DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure