Characteristic | 1 Portion Group (n=35) | 6 Portion Group (n=39) | Trend for change | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Pre | Post | Pre | Post | between groups |
Male Sex (%) | 80 | - | 61.5 | - | 0.295 |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | 30.1 (0.6) | 30.1 (0.7) | 30.7 (0.6) | 31.0 (0.6)d | 0.012 |
Age (years) | 59.9 (1.23) | - | 58.2 (1.47) | - | 0.263 |
Glucose (mmol/L) | 8.0 (6.6,9.6) | 8.5 (7.5,22.3) | 8.2 (7.0,8.9) | 8.9 (8.3,18.8) | 0.587 |
Insulin (mU/L) | 13.7 (9.4,21.2) | 14.6 (7.5,22.3) | 11.9 (8.0,17.4) | 16.8 (8.3,18.8) | 0.470 |
HbA1C (%) | 7.2 (0.2) | 7.1 (0.2)c | 7.1 (0.2) | 7.1 (0.2) | 0.068 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 6.7 (0.9) | - | 5.2 (0.7) | - | >0.05 |
Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 1.82 (1.2,2.1) | 1.69 (1.1,2.1) | 1.73 (1.1,2.0) | 1.79 (1.2,2.2) | 0.168 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.95 (0.13) | 3.86 (0.11) | 3.87 (0.12) | 3.93 (0.12) | 0.640 |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L) | 1.24 (0.05) | 1.20 (0.05) | 1.25 (0.05) | 1.23 (0.05) | 0.194 |
Lipid lowering therapy (%) | 94 | - | 95 | - | >0.05 |
Diabetic therapy (diet) (%) | 5 | - | 8 | - | >0.05 |
Oral hypoglycaemic therapy (%) | 86 | - | 80 | - | >0.05 |