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Table 1 Characteristics of patients

From: Effect of L. acidophilus and B. lactis on blood glucose in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized placebo-controlled trial

Characteristics

Probiotic yoghurt group (n = 42)

Conventional yoghurt group (n = 42)

p value*

Age (year)

31.64 ± 5.97

31.61 ± 5.49

0.98

History of GDM (n (%))

0

4(9.5)

0.11

Smoking (n (%))

0

4(9.5)

0.11

Weight (kg) (mean ± SD)

79.5 ± 17.31

73.73 ± 17.74

0.13

Height (cm) (mean ± SD)

161.32 ± 4.98

161 ± 4.64

0.76

BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD)

31.67 ± 5.44

29.67 ± 3.03

0.06

SBP (mmHg) (mean ± SD)

111.66 ± 4.89

111.05 ± 63

0.66

DBP (mmHg) (mean ± SD)

71.19 ± 4.52

72.63 ± 6.44

0.24

Activity

   

 Light (n (%))

11 (26.2)

5 (11.9)

0.09

 Heavy (n (%))

31 (73.8)

37 (88.1)

FBG (mg/dl)

97.1 ± 9.4

96.4 ± 10.4

0.24

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

5.65 ± 0.67

5.86 ± 1.12

0.48

  1. GDM gestational diabetes mellitus, SD standard deviation, BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin
  2. p values indicate comparison between groups (χ2 or independent-sample t test, as appropriate)