Table 3 Comparison of FBS between the intervention and control groups at study time points.

From: The effect of barley savigh consumption on blood sugar among pre-diabetic postmenopausal women

Variable

 

Intervention

Mean ± SD

Control

Mean ± SD

P

(Between group) †

FBS (mg/dl)

Baseline

109.31 ± 5.06

109.03 ± 8.49

0.904

Week 2

105.25 ± 5.92

108.06 ± 8.75

0.130

Week 4

102.93 ± 7.75

107.90 ± 8.29

0.019*

P (within group) ‡

P < 0.001

0.350

-

  1. SD: Standard Deviation, FBS: Fasting Blood Sugar.
  2. The p values presented in the right column refer to the compariuson of FBS values between the intervention and control groups at each time point (rows) and the p values in the buttom row refer to the comparison of the FBS values between baseline, weeks 2 and 4 in each intervention and control group.
  3. † The Mann-Whitney test was used for the comparison..
  4. ‡ The Friedman test was used for the comparison..
  5. * Significant difference.
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