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Table 2 Variables before and after intervention

From: Effect of ginger on the blood glucose level of women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) with impaired glucose tolerance test (GTT): a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

variables

Ginger

Mean ± SD

Placebo

Mean ± SD

P-value**

BS2hpp (before)

127.27 ± 28.40

122.39 ± 27.40

0.46

BS2hpp (after)

116.46 ± 21.86

119.58 ± 20.98

0.54

P-value*

P = 0.003

P = 0.469

 

FBS (before)

96.28 ± 6.24

97.57 ± 3.61

0.38

FBS (after)

92.37 ± 7.69

95.78 ± 5.61

0.04

P-value*

P = 0.004

P = 0.092

 

Insulin (before)

11.60 ± 3.30

11.40 ± 4.50

0.81

Insulin (after)

10.03 ± 2.60

11.90 ± 3.70

0.01

P-value*

P<0.001

P = 0.095

 

HOMA (before)

2.76 ± 0.86

2.74 ± 1.01

0.92

HOMA (after)

2.28 ± 0.63

2.82 ± 0.91

0.05

P-value*

P<0.001

P = 0.359

 
  1. BS2hpp; Blood Sugar 2 h post-prandial
  2. ** Student,s T-test was carried out for comparison of the groups
  3. *Paired T-test was carried out for comparison of changes between the groups