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

Table 2 Level of blood glucose and glycemic response

Variable	Probiotic yoghurt group (n = 42)	Conventional yoghurt group (n = 42)	p value
FBG (mg/dl)
Before	97.1 ± 9.4	96.4 ± 10.4	0.241
After	94 ± 8.5	97.6 ± 14.3	0.048
p value*	0.013	0.36
Post prandial BS (mg/dl)
Before	144.3 ± 26.8	136.8 ± 23.7	0.452
After	123.9 ± 16.2	136.8 ± 18.7	0.002
p value*	< 0.001	0.95
HbA1c (mmol/mol)
Before	5.65 ± 0.67	5.86 ± 1.12	0.488
After	5.48 ± 0.62	5.76 ± 1.02	0.025
p value*	< 0.001	0.092

FBG fasting blood glucose, BG blood glucose, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin
For baseline between group comparisons, p-values are based on independent t-test
For after intervention between group comparisons, p-values and confidence intervals are based on analysis of covariance
* For within group comparisons, p values and confidence intervals are based on paired t-test

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