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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of type 2 diabetic patients and the effects of one month following a Mediterranean diet using olive oil, or following a control low-fat diet

From: The protective effect of the Mediterranean diet on endothelial resistance to GLP-1 in type 2 diabetes: a preliminary report

 

MedDiet baseline

MedDiet 3 months

Control diet baseline

Control diet 3 months

Sex

9M 3F

9M 3F

8M 4F

8M 4F

BMI Kg/m2

29.8 ± 1.4

29.6 ± 1.3

29.2 ± 1.1

29.3 ± 1.1

HbA1c %

8.1 ± 0.5

8.0 ± 0.4

8.0 ± 0.4

8.0 ± 0.6

HbA1c mmol/mol

65 ± 3.2

65 ± 3.0

65 ± 3.0

65 ± 3.3

Resting diastolic blood pressure mm Hg

77.4 ± 1.1

78.6 ± 1.3

78.6 ± 1.2

77.9 ± 1.4

Resting systolic blood pressure mm Hg

116.2 ± 1.3

115.5 ± 1.2

117.1 ± 1.4

116.7 ± 1.5

Total cholesterol mmol/l

4.30 ± 0.3

4.30 ± 0.4

4.27 ± 0.4

4.28 ± 0.3

Triglycerides mmol/l

1.2 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.5

HDL-C mmol/l

1.4 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.3

1.4 ± 0.4

LDL-C mmol/l

2.2 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.5

FMD %

5.6 ± 0.5

7.9 ± 0.4*

5.5 ± 0.3

5.6 ± 0.6

8-iso-PGF2a (pg/ml)

68.4 ± 3.5

41.3 ± 2.2*

69.4 ± 3.0

68.8 ± 4.1

Nitrotyrosine μmol/l

0.64 ± 0.03

0.35 ± 0.02*

0.65 ± 0.04

0.64 ± 0.06

ICAM-1a (ng/ml)

170.4 ± 11.5

110.5 ± 10.1*

172.4 ± 10.5

173.3 ± 12.4

IL-6 (pg/ml)

230.35 ± 9.4

170.20 ± 8.3*

228.30 ± 10.3

235.55 ± 10.2

FRAP (μmol/l)

903.2 ± 57.2

1,810.3 ± 45.4*

911.6 ± 55.5

913.6 ± 52.4

TRAP (μmol/l)

807.5 ± 87.4

1,508.2 ± 60.1*

810.3 ± 75.2

813.3 ± 77.8

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± SE *p < 0.05 vs baseline.