Table 3

Cardiovascular risk factors at baseline and follow-up in patients with Diabetes Mellitus1


Baseline
 8 weeks
 Difference2


N
 mean
 ± SD
 N
 mean
 ± SD
 N
 mean
 ± SD
Blood pressure
     systolic
 mmHg
 1517
 160.0
 13.99
 1489
 134.1
 11.2
 1474
 -25.9*
 13.7
     diastolic
 mmHg
 1517
 93.4
 8.46
 1489
 81.2
 6.7
 1474
 -12.2*
 9.0
Fasting plasma glucose

mg/dL
 1302
 132.0
 36.8
 994
 121.8
 31.4
 972
 -10.8*
 30.1
Waist circumference
     men
 cm
 633
 109.4
 12.8
 601
 108.2
 12.2
 597
 -1.3*
 2.5
     women
 cm
 570
 100.6
 14.7
 530
 99.5
 13.6
 526
 -0.9*
 2.7
Triglycerides

mg/dL
 1187
 205.1
 104.5
 834
 185.6
 78.4
 811
 -23.3*
 76.2
HDL Cholesterol
     men
 mg/dL
 601
 49.2
 21.6
 430
 48.9
 16.7
 420
 0.5**
 14.36
     women
 mg/dL
 558
 54.0
 19.0
 373
 54.0
 17.7
 361
 2.0**
 14.79

1 diagnosis assigned by physician; 2 difference versus baseline; statistical test applied: t-test; * p < 0.0001; ** p < 0.05. Adjusted for age.

Bramlage et al. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2008 8:30   doi:10.1186/1471-2261-8-30