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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Adjunctive naturopathic care for type 2 diabetes: patient-reported and clinical outcomes after one year

Demographics and Clinical Status

ANC Cohort

n = 40 % or Mean (SD)

Usual Care Cohort

n = 329 % or Mean (SD)

P-valuea

Male gender (%)

60 %

54 %

0.50

Age, years

57.6 (7.6)

54.3 (8.2)

0.02

Years of diabetes CARE at GHC

7.2 (4.2)

5.8 (4.5)

0.07

Glycemic Status

   

Hemoglobin A1c, %

8.0 (0.6)

8.1 (0.8)

0.56

#A1c tests in past 12 months

2.9 (1.0)

2.2 (0.9)

0.001

Lipid Status

   

Total cholesterol:  HDL ratio

3.9 (1.4)

4.3 (1.3)

0.06

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

171.6 (36.0)

181.0 (41.2)

0.18

LDL-C (mg/dl)

89.7 (29.0)

98.1 (97.2)

0.18

HDL-C (mg/dl)

47.4 (13.3)

44.1 (11.2)

0.09

Triglycerides (mg/dl)

186.8 (118.2)

205.2 (141.2)

0.43

Blood Pressure

   

% ≥140/90 mmHg

22 %

33 %

0.20

% ≥130/80 mmHg

40 %

60 %

0.02

Medication Use (%)

   

Any

90 %

78 %

0.08

Metformin

80 %

39 %

0.002

Sulfonylureas

65 %

72 %

0.30

Other

0 %

1 %

0.62

  1. a P-values are for chi2 comparisons of proportions or comparisons of maximum likelihood means by unpaired, two-sided t-tests.