Variable

Baseline

4 month later P- value

BMI(kg/m2)

26.2±3.9

                        26.2±3.8                 0.96

Systolic BP (mmHg)

137.8±19.8

   137.8±20.4              0.49

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

82.4±10.9

  82.7±11.2                0.78

BUN(mg/dl)

57.5±27.2

  56.6±26.                  0.77

Creatinine(mg/dl)

2.3±0.9

2.4±1.4                   0.3

K+(mg/dl)

4.8±0.6

   4.7±0.5                    0.15

Na+(mg/dl)

139.8±4

   139.7±3.1                0.28

GFR(ml/min)

34.1±11.5

                        36.2±14.8               0.04

TG(mg/dl)

181.8±86.7

    163.4±80               0.03

Cholesterol(mg/dl)

177.4±47.6

                        175 ±49.1                0.54

LDL(mg/dl)

98.2±34.6

                        92.4±33.7               0.13

HDL(mg/dl)

41.1±20

                        42 ±10.3                 0.01

FBS(mg/dl)

159.7±67

        119.4±28.4            0.0001

HbA1c(%)

8.4±1.6

                        7.7±1.2                   0.001

Note: BMI: Body Mass Index; BP: Blood Pressure; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate; K: Potassium; Na: Sodium; TG: Triglyceride; LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein; HDL: High Density Lipoprotein; FBS: Fasting Blood Sugar; HbA1c: Glycated Hemoglobin