Table 4 Change in medical data from baseline to 2-year follow-up in the SLS and the control groups.

From: The Smart Life Stay (SLS) program: effects of a lifestyle intervention program in combination with health tourism and health guidance for type 2 diabetes

Continuous variables

Changes

P-value

SLS (n = 792)

Control (n = 3645)

Mean ± SE

Mean ± SE

BW (kg)

−1.52 ± 0.23

−0.01 ± 0.07

<0.001***

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.52 ± 0.08

0.03 ± 0.03

<0.001***

WC (cm)

−1.04 ± 0.25

0.30 ± 0.08

<0.001***

SBP (mmHg)

1.08 ± 0.93

0.64 ± 0.28

0.643

DBP (mmHg)

0.11 ± 0.58

0.38 ± 0.18

0.658

TG (mg/dl)

−16.73 ± 5.95

−2.51 ± 2.04

0.026*

HDL-C (mg/dl)

3.38 ± 0.57

0.90 ± 0.18

<0.001***

LDL-C (mg/dl)

−4.90 ± 1.61

−1.99 ± 0.57

0.084

FPG (mg/dl)

−0.08 ± 1.57

3.42 ± 0.51

0.026*

HbA1c (%)

−0.01 ± 0.03

0.11 ± 0.01

0.000**

AST (IU/l)

−1.53 ± 0.61

−0.02 ± 0.33

0.025*

ALT (IU/l)

−4.34 ± 1.01

−1.20 ± 0.48

0.004*

γGTP (IU/l)

−6.14 ± 1.97

0.02 ± 0.81

0.002*

  1. Values are mean (SE).
  2. SLS Smart Life Stay program group.
  3. *P-values < 0.05, **P-values < 0.01, ***P-values < 0.001.
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