Table 4 Change of lipid profile at the end of 18-month intervention and one year after adjusted with statin and fibrate.

From: The potential prolonged effect at one-year follow-up after 18-month randomized controlled trial of a 90 g/day low-carbohydrate diet in patients with type 2 diabetes

 

Δ(18 months—baseline)

Δ(30 months—baseline)

Group × time interaction

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

p-value

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

 TDD

−4.93

(35.10)

−2.43

(44.46)

0.5299

 LCD

−5.23

(37.46)

4.83

(45.60)

 

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

 TDD

−17.81

(95.42)

−24.69

(115.98)

0.0747

 LCD

−31.40

(78.49)

3.92

(98.44)

 

LDL (mg/dl)

 TDD

−3.03

(25.32)

−4.52

(33.73)

0.4857

 LCD

−1.77

(29.63)

1.03

(33.04)

 

HDL (mg/dl)

 TDD

2.94

(9.94)

5.15

(14.02)

0.1082

 LCD

4.94

(8.24)

4.11

(8.84)

 
  1. Estimated by generalized estimating equation.
  2. Adjusted statin, fibrates.
  3. TDD tradtitional diabetic diet, LCD low carbohydrate diet, SD standard deviation.