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Table 3. Intervention wise diabetic, lipid, hepatic & urinary profile in three phases of the study
Parameters
Baseline
After 3 months intervention
Washout period
Overall effect within group
Overall effect between group
Placebo
chromium
P. value
within group
Chromium Picolinate
Diabetic Profile
FPG
(mg/dl)
149.58
±22.90
142.85
±17.71
0.209
143.26
±36.07
130.42
±32.68
0.38
128.38
±26.39
129.14
±22.40
0.281
0.003
0.000
Insulin
(µIU/mL)
24.47
±16.49
33.37
±28.3
0.394
22.66
±12.01
24.72
±23.2
0.472
20.18
±11.88
24.33
±22.7
0.474
0.037
HbA1C (%)
7.78
±0.92
7.98
±1.28
0.432
6.50
±0.76
6.12
±0.89
0.337
6.02
±0.82
6.04
±0.81
0.538
Lipid Profile
Cholesterol
179.4
±31.4
189.2
±40.1
0.387
177
±34.8
167±34
0.473
168
±21.6
165.2
±32.2
0.429
0.102
0.612
Triglyceride
180.4
±83.1
193.2
±158.4
0.418
192.2
±71.3
148.4
±46.3
0.323
163.54
±34.14
163.50
±45.7
0.131
0.923
HDL
38.2
±9.2
38.6
±12.8
0.445
43.4
±11.07 42
±11.4
0.446
46.4
±10
44.6
±11.5
0.613
0.645
0.565
LDL
109.5
±30.2
111.7
±42.4
0.335
104
±29.8
98.1
±38.6
0.489
103.8
±24.03
97.09
±46.1
0.363
0.119
0.861
VLDL
36.08
±16.62
38.63
±31.67
32.70
±6.82
±9.14
0.414
0.504
Hepatic Profile
ALT
(IU/L)
43.42
±28.12
52.88
±42.7
0.485
39.16
±27.32
42.67
±27.3
0.440 32
±19.58
40.36
±24.1
0.283
0.007
ALP
105.85
108.77
±34.2
0.546
105.43
±31.42
92.64
109
±33.13 84
±19.5
0.428
0.025
Urinary Profile
UMA
(mg)
24.34
±24.84
25.17
±27.7
26.82
±43.48
26.11
±27.5
28.83
±43.46
24.94
±26.8
0.420
0.393
0.999
Urinary Protein
32.84
±30.30
106.5
±336
0.434
20.28
±17.57
50.46
±62.4
0.395
27.3
±16.8
19.34
±10.4
0.301
0.450
Urinary creatinine
(mg/dL)
112.4
±61.01
126.8
±86.3
0.433
93.63
±55.73
83.91
±60.3
0.476
108
±48.8
119.2
±54.2
0.392
0.215
0.099
FPG= Fasting Plasma Glucose, HbA1C= Glycated Hemoglobin, HDL = High Density Lipoprotein, LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein, VLDL = Very Low Density Lipoprotein, UMA =Urinary Micro Albumin
Hajra Ahmad et al. Effect of Chromium Picolinate Supplementation on Diabetic Profile and Nutritional Status of the
Type-2 Diabetic Adult Population – A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 2016, Vol. 4,
No. 8, doi: /jfnr-4-8-8
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