A randomized trial of comparing video telecare education vs. in-person education on dietary regimen compliance in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a support for clinical telehealth Providers

Table 2 Between Groups and within Groups comparisons in terms of Lipid profiles, glycemic parameters and weight

Parameters	In-person Group (n=121)	Video Group (n=123)	Control Group (n=120)	P-value
TG
Pretest	191.24±90.52	183.54±72.18	188.91±72.62	0.737
Posttest	174.60±58.83	168.02±67.19	187.76±71.14	0.061
P _value	0.001*	0.005*	0.085
HDL
Pretest	43.40±7.50	42.59±7.18	43.72±7.39	0.466
Posttest	44.01±6.67	43.42±6.91	43.82±7.30	0.799
P _value	0.290	0.144	0.181
LDL
Pretest	116.04±33.28	108.59±26.14	113.81±28.19	0.129
Posttest	111.28±38.71	104.86±28.26	113.14±27.66	0.106
P _value	0.060	0.130	0.159
V-LDL
Pretest	38.56±18.32	36.17±15.53	38.05±16.91	0.510
Posttest	31.69±12.90	30.99±13.24	37.10±16.84	0.002*
P _value	0.001*	0.001*	0.065
Total cholesterol
Pretest	196.76±39.60	187.28±36.60	193.80±39.76	0.148
Posttest	190.70±47.99	180.24±34.69	193.23±39.01	0.033*
P _value	0.022*	0.026*	0.058
FBS
Pretest	165.99±64.40	166.65±83.54	162.32±79.57	0.893
Posttest	159.02±59.13	162.67±61.06	161.88±78.07	0.904
P _value	0.163	0.528	0.257
HbA1c%
Pretest	7.62±1.54	7.90±1.88	7.82±1.88	0.453
Posttest	6.78±1.34	6.99±1.59	7.86±1.90	0.001*
P _value	0.001*	0.001*	0.060
Weight (Kilograms)
Pretest	90.12±15.01	93.76±15.28	92.52±16.17	0.178
Posttest	87.74±14.76	91.23±14.77	91.20±16.49	0.129
P _value	0.001*	0.001*	0.001*

- SD Standard deviation, TG Triglyceride mg/dL, HDL High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol mg/dL, LDL Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol mg/dL, V-LDL Very Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol mg/dL, FBS Fasting blood Sugar mg/dL, HbA1c Glycated Hemoglobin A1c%
- One-Way ANOVA test and Paired t-test were used
- * Statistically significant with a p value < 0.05

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