The effects of Anethum graveolens (dill) powder supplementation on clinical and metabolic status in patients with type 2 diabetes

Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of participants at baseline and at the end of the study

Variable	Dill powder (n = 21)	Placebo (n = 21)	P value^a
Age, years	50.66 ± 8.22	50.42 ± 8.61	0.927
Gender, n (%)^b
Female	14 (66.7%)	16 (76.2%)	0.495
Male	7 (33.3%)	5 (23.8%)
Duration of disease, years	8.1 ± 5.49	8.57 ± 6.72	0.714
Weight, kg
Baseline	78.22 ± 11.08	77.29 ± 8.42	0.761
End	78.08 ± 11.07	77.30 ± 8.25	0.796
P value^c	0.602	0.987
BMI, kg/m²
Baseline	29.42 ± 3.24	28.95 ± 1.94	0.753
End	29.37 ± 3.29	28.95 ± 1.90	0.725
P value^c	0.627	0.904
Physical activity, MET minutes/week
Baseline	1314.33 ± 1036.19	1428.66 ± 1053.76	0.725
End	1254.33 ± 960.52	1495.66 ± 953.10	0.419
P value^c	0.626	0.451

Values are expressed as means ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated
P < 0.05 was considered as significant
MET metabolic equivalent of task
^aUsing Mann–Whitney U test (for duration of disease and body mass index (BMI)) and independent t test (for other variables) between the two groups at baseline and after the intervention
^bUsing chi-squared test
^cUsing Wilcoxon signed rank test (for BMI) and paired t test (for other variables)

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