Variables Raloxifene/experimentalgroups N=18 P- value Placebo/controlgroups  N=19 P- value
Before After Before After
BMI(kg/m2) 30.43 ± 4.15 30.56 ± 4.08 0.471 29.29 ± 4.22 29.35 ± 4.32 0.76
SBP(mmHg) 145 ± 15.6 135 ± 19.9 0.087 143.4 ± 19.9 134.4 ± 17.9 0.13
DBP(mmHg) 87.2 ± 8.9 81 ± 7.5 0.036 83.8 ± 10.9 85.3 ± 10.2 0.453
HbA1C(mg/dL) 7.91 ± 2.54 7.86 ± 2.01 0.916 8.06 ± 1.79 7.72 ± 1.68 0.47
TG(mg/dL) 208.5 ± 84.1 240.4 ± 98.6 0.221 167.3 ± 67.5 165.1 ± 78.2 0.91
Chol(mg/dL) 209.5 ± 51.7 200.6 ± 47.2 0.571 188.1 ± 43.3 186.4 ± 41.7 0.79
HDL(mg/dL) 41.1 ± 5.4 40.9 ± 5.1 0.884 41.3 ± 1.7 43.7 ± 6.4 0.16
LDL(mg/dL) 105.4 ± 44.6 112.2 ± 44.1 0.574 111.3 ± 44.8 108.8 ± 38.1 0.71
ACR Log 2.4 ± 0.63 1.89 ± 0.8 0.0091 2.16 ± 0.53 2.12 ± 0.83 0.8
GFR(ml/min) 68.2 ± 12.9 66.3 ± 17.1 0.234 70.4 ± 32.9 69 ± 22.9 0.31
1-P value< 0.05 is considered statistically significant
BMI: Body Mass Index, SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure, TG: Triglyceride, Chol: Cholesterol, HDL: High Density Lipoprotein, LDL: Low Density Lipoprotein, ACR: Albumin to Creatinin ratio, ACR log: Logarithm of ACR, GFR: Glomerular Filtration Rate
Table 3: Comparison between the mean values of clinical and biochemical parameters of postmenopausal women with diabetic nephropathy before and after the intervention.