Table 4 The mean and standard deviation of the dietary antioxidants before and after intervention in type 2 diabetes patients
| Vitamin D (N = 42) | Placebo (N = 43) | P-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beta-Carotene (micg/day) | Baseline | 3780.76 | 3117.63 | 5440.75 | 6623.31 | 0.242 |
| After intervention | 4379.33 | 4073.18 | 4419.51 | 4235.22 | ||
| P-value** | 0.362 | 0.963 | ||||
| Vitamin A (micg/day) | Baseline | 878.74 | 663.17 | 893.10 | 723.97 | 0.952 |
| After intervention | 757.20 | 433.10 | 781.86 | 489.78 | ||
| P-value** | 0.059 | 0.947 | ||||
| Vitamin E (mg/day) | Baseline | 15.79 | 4.15 | 15.96 | 4.63 | 0.951 |
| After intervention | 15.42 | 4.18 | 15.67 | 4.13 | ||
| P-value** | 0.882 | 0.522 | ||||
| Vitamin C (mg/day) | Baseline | 122.87 | 81.12 | 139.18 | 108.88 | 0.596 |
| After intervention | 120.19 | 74.06 | 123.56 | 76.57 | ||
| P-value** | 0.101 | 0.528 | ||||
| Selenium (mg/day) | Baseline | 238.09 | 54.43 | 235.76 | 88.75 | 0.386 |
| After intervention | 213.06 | 61.64 | 230.75 | 83.54 | ||
| P-value** | 0.696 | 0.887 | ||||
| Zinc (mg/day) | Baseline | 20.61 | 5.82 | 20.46 | 5.85 | 0.306 |
| After intervention | 20.96 | 6.40 | 19.39 | 6.05 | ||
| P-value** | 0.003 | 0.005 | ||||
| Manganese (mg/day) | Baseline | 12.57 | 3.61 | 12.83 | 5.54 | 0.381 |
| After intervention | 11.48 | 4.04 | 12.79 | 4.62 | ||
| P-value** | 0.240 | 0.052 | ||||
| Copper (micg/day) | Baseline | 2.79 | 0.75 | 2.67 | 1.05 | 0.268 |
| After intervention | 2.54 | 0.75 | 2.73 | 0.93 | ||
| P-value** | 0.364 | 0.988 | ||||
| Magnesium (mg/day) | Baseline | 717.30 | 168.48 | 725.50 | 247.19 | 0.461 |
| After intervention | 680.08 | 191.00 | 732.94 | 224.49 | ||
| P-value** | 0.695 | 0.284 | ||||