Table 1 Baseline characteristic of study participants

From: Impact of dietary interventions on pre-diabetic oral and gut microbiome, metabolites and cytokines

Participants

PPT diet

MED diet

Started the intervention [n]

113

112

Completed the intervention [n]

100

100

Age [years]

50.37 ± 7.86

50.92 ± 8.03

Sex [%males]

41%

46%

BMI [kg/m2]

30.68 ± 5.23

30.86 ± 6.01

Time above 140 [h/day]

2.17 ± 1.76

1.84 ± 1.67

HbA1c [%]

5.93% ± 0.26

5.89% ± 0.23

OGTT [mg/dL*h]

99.97 ± 32.50

93.27 ± 33.89

  1. There is no significant difference between the diet groups in any of the baseline characteristics (p > 0.1, two-sided Mann–Whitney U test).
  2. BMI body mass index, Time above 140 daily time of blood glucose levels above 140 mg/dL, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test.
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