PMID: 26815351Jan 28, 2016Paper

Effects of lifestyle and quantitative nutrition interventions on individuals with prediabetes

Zhonghua yi xue za zhi
Yun ZongPing Tu

Abstract

To explore the impact of lifestyle and quantitative nutrition intervention on individuals with prediabetes. A total of 214 prediabetic patients from epidemiologic survey in Ximazhuang and Guangrunmen community centers in Nanchang from January 2011 to January 2012 were enrolled in the study. All the participants were randomly divided into two groups: the intervention group and the control group, with 107 patients in each group. Intensified lifestyle and quantitative nutrition interventions were carried out in the intervention group, and routine lifestyle intervention was carried out in control group. Height and weight were measured, and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Blood glucose was tested by glucose oxidase method, and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was detected by high performance liquid chromatography. Various parameter changes were compared between two groups after two year's follow-up, and the outcome data of patients was collected. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Third Hospital of Nanchang. There were no significant differences in each parameter between two groups before intervention (all P>0.05). No obvious change was found for the parameters in the control group after two year's follow...Continue Reading

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