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Table 2 Sample characteristics (dependent variables): Baseline

From: Impact of high prebiotic and probiotic dietary education in the SARS-CoV-2 era: improved cardio-metabolic profile in schizophrenia spectrum disorders

Variables

TOTAL

(n = 44)

Men

(n = 32)

Women

(n = 12)

P

Biochemical profile

 - Glucose (mg/dL)

94.1 (13.7)

94.6 (14)

92.7 (13.2)

0.668

 - HbA1c (%)

5.4 (0.3)

5.5 (0.3)

5.3 (0.3)

0.118

 - Cholesterol (mg/dL)

186.7 (43.4)

182.3 (47.1)

198.5 (30.2)

0.224

 - Triglycerides (mg/dL)

131.6 (71)

145.6 (75.7)

94.1 (38.3)

0.026

 - LDH (IU/L)

185.9 (26.9)

185 (22.7)

94.1 (38.3)

0.948

 - C-HDL (mg/dL)

49.9 (14.1)

45 (10.8)

63.1 (13.9)

 < 0.001

 - C-LDL (mg/dL)

112.1 (34.7)

110.5 (36.9)

116.3 (28.9)

0.594

 - Total cholesterol/C-HDL (mg/dL)

3.9 (1.2)

4.1 (1.2)

3.2 (0.8)

0.037

Anthropometric Profile

 - Weight (kg)

81.4 (17.6)

87.6 (15)

64.6 (12.3)

 < 0.001

 - Waist circumference (cm)

101.9 (17)

104.4 (18.6)

95.2 (9.7)

0.01

 - BMI (kg/m2)

28.5 (5)

29.6 (5)

64.6 (12.3)

0.011

 - WHtR

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.1)

0.6 (0.06)

0.866

 - Height (cm)

168.5 (9.2)

172.1 (6.2)

158.7 (9)

0.245

Cardiovascular Profile

 - SBP (mmHg)

127.2 (15)

128.2 (14.9)

124.5 (15.5)

0.290

 - DBP (mmHg)

84.2 (10.7)

85.4 (10.6)

80.7 (10.5)

0.204

 - HR (bpm)

84.8 (14.5)

83.8 (16.5)

87.5 (7.1)

0.186

 - Metabolic Syndrome

  No

25 (56.8%)

16 (36.4%)

9 (20.5%)

0.136

  Yes

19 (43.2%)

15 (36.4%)

3 (6.8%)

Therapeutic Variables

    

 - Nº of associated antipsychotic

1.3 (0.5)

1.3 (0.5)

1.3 (0.5)

0.969

 - DDD antipsychotics (mg)

271.4 (242.5)

284.5 (241.1)

236.4 (253.3)

0.541

  1. HbA1c glycosylated haemoglobin, IFCC International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, C-HDL high-density lipoprotein, C-LDL low-density lipoprotein, BMI body mass index, WHtR waist-to-height ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, HR heart rate, Antipsychotic DDD defined daily dose antipsychotics