Global Journal of Medical Research, F: Diseases, Volume 23 Issue 2

c) Association between clinical parameters for Intervention group over a 6 months Period Results from Table 3 shows mean differences on the clinical parameters (FBS, waist circumference and BMI) of T2DM patients subjected to Intervention over a 6months period. The One-way analysis of variance was conducted to investigate if there are significant mean differences on the clinical parameters (FBS, waist circumference and BMI) of T2DM patients subjected to Intervention over a 6months period. ANOVA results, presented in the above table, show significant mean differences for all the clinical parameters. There are significant mean differences on the clinical parameters (FBS, waist circumference and BMI) of T2DM patients subjected to Intervention therapy over a 6months period. Thus, the intervention had no significant effect on the Lipid profile of T2DM patients after six months. Table 3: Statistical descriptions of the association between clinical parameters in Intervention group Variables Intervention group ANOVA (F-test) p-value Mean SD FBS CONTROL Initial 3.8471 0.7024 3 Months 1.9670 0.3591 7.388 0.001* 6 Months 1.5855 0.2895 Overall 2.8416 0.2995 Waist CONTROL Initial 88.82 9.900 3 Months 82.93 8.777 7.572 0.001* 6 Months 80.00 8.034 Overall 83.92 9.574 BMI CONTROL Initial 26.670 4.1194 3 Months 24.920 4.0177 7.667 0.001* 6 Months 22.857 3.1076 Overall 24.816 4.0487 d) Percentage of Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) Reduction at the Individual Level after six months of Standard of Care (Control) and Intervention Results from Table 4 show that after a period of six months, the intervention controlled the FBS level of 30% of T2DM patients, and the standard of care controlled the FBS level of 13% of T2DM patients. Therefore, the intervention has the efficacy to control the FBS in more than twice the number of T2DM patients as the standard of care. However, this observed difference was not statistically significant (p=0.237). Table 4: Percentage of Reduction of FBS using both Standard of Care (Control) and Intervention after a period of six months Group All participants n (%) FBS Change n (%) % Reduction ( No. of normal subjects after 6months – Initial no. of normal) Fishers exact p Initial 3 Months 6 Months Control 30 (100.0) 8/30 (26.7) 12/30 (40.0) 12/30 (40.0) 12-8 4 (13.33) 0.237 µ Intervention 30 (100.0) 11/30 (36.67) 13/30 (43.33) 20/30 (66.67) 20-11 9 (30.0) µ=Fisher’s exact p (recommended where cell values are <5) 50 Year 2023 Global Journal of Medical Research Volume XXIII Issue II Version I ( D ) F © 2023 Global Journals Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Remission in Patients with Ideal BMI in Rivers State, Nigeria *Statistically Significant at P ≤ 0.05; ANOVA=Analysis of variance