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Table 3 Changes in anthropometric characteristics and blood biochemistries after the consumption of either control (CON) or almond (ALM) diet for 12 weeksa

From: Almonds ameliorate glycemic control in Chinese patients with better controlled type 2 diabetes: a randomized, crossover, controlled feeding trial

 

CON

ALM

 

Pre

Post

Pre

Post

P-value b

Body weight (kg)

64.7 ± 10.8

64.8 ± 11.0

65.3 ± 11.0

64.7 ± 10.7

0.241

BMI (kg/m2)

25.3 ± 4.1

25.4 ± 4.3

25.6 ± 4.3

25.3 ± 4.2

0.148

Waist (cm)

88.1 ± 11.7

88.1 ± 12.0

89.0 ± 11.7

88.4 ± 10.7

0.477

Hip (cm)

97.5 ± 6.8

97.3 ± 7.8

97.4 ± 7.0

97.1 ± 7.4

0.467

Waist-Hip ratio

0.91 ± 0.11

0.91 ± 0.11

0.92 ± 0.11

0.91 ± 0.09

0.769

Body fat (%)

31.6 ± 8.7

31.4 ± 9.4

31.0 ± 9.0

31.7 ± 8.6

0.384

SBP (mmHg)

124.2 ± 15.2

123.6 ± 18.2

124.5 ± 14.0

122.1 ± 13.4

0.978

DBP (mmHg)

74.9 ± 10.3

77.3 ± 9.8

74.9 ± 10.6

76.5 ± 10.2

0.889

AST (U/l)

22.7 ± 11.8

22.2 ± 7.6

23.5 ± 10.1

22.4 ± 8.0

0.542

ALT (U/l)

26.1 ± 16.7

24.0 ± 11.6

26.6 ± 15.2

23.4 ± 12.7

0.822

Creatinine (mg/dl)

0.70 ± 0.14

0.71 ± 0.13

0.69 ± 0.14

0.72 ± 0.14

0.430

Mg (meq/l)

2.01 ± 0.27

2.02 ± 0.27

2.00 ± 0.27

2.03 ± 0.26

0.573

  1. aData are presented as mean ± SD
  2. bP-values illustrate significant difference between post ALM and post CON values, tested using a repeated-measures ANOVA analysis, followed by LSMEANS test