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Table 1 Effect of Ma-Pi 2 vs. control diet on primary and secondary outcomes

From: The effect of the macrobiotic Ma-Pi 2 diet vs. the recommended diet in the management of type 2 diabetes: the randomized controlled MADIAB trial

Dependent variables (% changes)

Regression coefficients

95% CI**

Fasting Blood Glucose (mg/dl)

6.82

1.79; 13.46

Postprandial Blood Glucose (mg/dl)

11.48

5.39; 31.44

HbA1c (%)

3.46

1.28; 5.46

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

3,08

1,21, 5,13

HOMA-IR*

15.14

3.65; 37.51

Total Cholesterol (mg/dl)

18.61

11.52; 22.63

LDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

26.40

21.37; 34.50

HDL Cholesterol (mg/dl)

4.82

−5.69; 10.22

LDL/HDL Ratio

31.54

20.63; 36.52

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

−11.04

−24.41; −2.92

BMI (kg/m2)

2.99

2.42; 3.59

Weight (kg)

3.04

2.39; 3.58

Waist circumference (cm)

2.01

0.08; 3.17

Hip circumference (cm)

1.22

0.4; 1.94

  1. *Wrist circumference was included as covariate for HOMA-IR.
  2. **Coefficients are statistically significant when the 95% CI’s does not include zero.
  3. Legend: Results of multiple quantile regression analysis evaluating the effect of Ma-Pi 2 diet on the percentage changes (T0-T21) in biochemical and anthropometrical measures using a multiple quantile regression model (adjusted value for age, gender, physical activity and BMI at baseline).