Table 2 Laboratory markers of diabetic outcome

Markers improved significantly only in patients in the intervention group.

MARKER	INTERVENTION GROUP N = 33				REFERENCE GROUP N = 35
	BEFORE	AFTER	95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL	P VALUE	BEFORE	AFTER	95% CONFIDENCE INTERVAL	P VALUE
HbA_Ic	7.8%	7.2%	−0.086 to −1.1	<.05	7.7%	7.4%	0.23 to −0.88	.24
Low-density lipoprotein	3.21 mmol/L	2.62 mmol/L	−0.20 to 0.97	<.01	3.14 mmol/L	2.98 mmol/L	0.29 to 0.63	.46
Total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein ratio	4.76 mmol/L	4.21 mmol/L	−0.15 to 0.94	<.01	4.82 mmol/L	4.79 mmol/L	0.90 to −0.96	.95
Systolic blood pressure	141.8 mm Hg	137.1 mm Hg	2.7 to −12.0	.21	139.6 mm Hg	140.6 mm Hg	7.8 to −5.6	.74
Diastolic blood pressure	80.6 mm Hg	77.5 mm Hg	0.88 to −7.2	.12	81.7 mm Hg	79.6 mm Hg	1.9 to −6.0	.30
Weight	87.7 kg	89.0 kg	2.6 to −0.23	.10	91.8 kg	91.9 kg	1.6 to −1.4	.88