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Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics

From: A combination of omega-3 and plant sterols regulate glucose and lipid metabolism in individuals with impaired glucose regulation: a randomized and controlled clinical trial

Characteristic

Placebo

PS

Omega-3

PS + Omega-3

P value

n = 28

n = 30

n = 35

n = 41

Female (%)

17 (60.71)

12 (0.40)

17 (48.57)

23 (56.10)

0.39

Age (years)

56.18 ± 4.06

56.17 ± 7.17

58.94 ± 7.21

55.63 ± 7.44

0.16

HT (cm)

162.52 ± 8.72

163.53 ± 8.41

164.23 ± 9.03

162.24 ± 8.06

0.746

Weight (kg)

69.82 ± 10.95

69.52 ± 10.48

69.54 ± 11.81

69.61 ± 10.46

1

BMI (kg/m2)

26.45 ± 3.81

26.18 ± 4.71

25.68 ± 2.98

26.43 ± 3.39

0.81

Waistline (cm)

94.84 ± 9.05

90.1 ± 6.71

90.4 ± 8.78

90.85 ± 9.69

0.136

Systolic pressure (mmHg)

132.36 ± 11.81

137.43 ± 12.91

136.69 ± 10.31

138.76 ± 14.57

0.218

Diastolic pressure (mmHg)

84.07 ± 11.15

85.63 ± 9.5

85.91 ± 10.61

84.63 ± 9.3

0.876

FPG (mmol/l)

6.49 ± 0.28

6.44 ± 0.23

6.56 ± 0.27

6.50 ± 0.26

0.369

FINS (mU/L)

10.28 ± 4.13

10.15 ± 3.14

9.85 ± 4.29

10.22 ± 5.47

0.98

HOMA-IR

2.96 ± 1.19

2.9 ± 0.89

2.86 ± 1.21

2.96 ± 1.58

0.983

HbA1c (%)

6.49 ± 0.43

6.21 ± 0.69

6.29 ± 0.74

6.36 ± 0.85

0.487

TC (mmol/l)

5.29 ± 0.82

5.42 ± 0.88

5.39 ± 0.62

5.35 ± 1.16

0.95

TG (mmol/l)

2.05 ± 0.71

2.07 ± 0.94

2.06 ± 0.84

2.07 ± 0.79

0.857

HDL-C (mmol/l)

1.22 ± 0.23

1.14 ± 0.25

1.19 ± 0.17

1.17 ± 0.23

0.632

LDL-C (mmol/l)

3.11 ± 0.90

2.56 ± 0.97

3.00 ± 0.63

2.98 ± 0.80

0.058

Hs-CRP (mg/L)

1.48 ± 0.69

1.13 ± 0.33

1.10 ± 0.85

1.11 ± 0.82

0.13

IL-6 (pg/ml)

3.03 ± 1.19

2.83 ± 1.14

2.98 ± 1.32

2.85 ± 1.36

0.9

Body fat rate (%)

32.68 ± 9.12

29.26 ± 6.97

29.65 ± 7.47

29.87 ± 8.44

0.353

Visceral fat rating

12.07 ± 4.06

11.47 ± 4.41

12.03 ± 4.27

12.07 ± 4.62

0.934

  1. Data were presented as mean ± SD or n (%). PS plant sterol, HT Height, BMI body mass index, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SD standard deviation