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Table 4 Anthropometric measures and blood pressure in curcumin and placebo groups

From: The effect of curcumin supplementation on anthropometric indices, insulin resistance and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes: a randomized, double-blind clinical trial

Parameters

Time

Curcumin group (sd ± mean)

Control group (sd ± mean)

P2

Weight (kg)

Baseline

78 ± 13.28

74.04 ± 11.5

0.32

Week 10

77 ± 13.6

74.23 ± 12.3

0.44

P1

0.01

0.5

 

Mean changes

− 0.64 ± 0.22

0.19 ± 0.37

0.04

BMI (kg/m2)

Baseline

29.2 ± 3.76

28.2 ± 2.5

0.33

Week 10

28.9 ± 3.73

28.1 ± 2.5

0.5

P1

0.03

0.6

 

Mean changes

0.3 ± 0.03

0.1 ± 0

0.08

Hip circumference (cm)

Baseline

109 ± 8.34

107 ± 5.07

0.35

Week 10

108 ± 8.02

107 ± 5.14

0.80

P1

0.05

0.2

 

Mean changes

− 1 ± 0.32

0 ± 0.46

0.01

Waist circumference (cm)

Baseline

101 ± 8.52

97 ± 8.20

0.10

Week 10

100 ± 8.92

96 ± 8.09

0.19

P1

0.06

0.2

 

Mean changes

− 1.2 ± 0.4

− 0.43 ± 0.11

0.26

Systolic blood pressure (mmgh)

Baseline

12 ± 2.01

12 ± 1.49

0.86

Week 10

12 ± 1.65

12 ± 1.66

0.52

P1

0.91

0.37

 

Mean changes

0 ± 1.67

0 ± 1.41

0.62

Diastolic blood pressure (mmgh)

Baseline

8 ± 1.41

7.5 ± 1.12

0.53

Week 10

   

P1

8 ± 1.25

7 ± 0.76

0.02

Mean changes

0 ± 1.08

− 0.5 ± 1.02

0.13

  1. P1: obtained from paired t-test (p: 0.05)
  2. P2: obtained from Independent sample t-test (p: 0.05)