Autor: |
Seyed Jamal Ghaemmaghami Hezaveh, Abdolrasoul Safaeiyan, Mohammad Ali Sarabchian, Behnaz Bazyun, Maryam Rafraf |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2012 |
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Zdroj: |
Health Promotion Perspectives, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 72-79 (2012) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2228-6497 |
DOI: |
10.5681/hpp.2012.009 |
Popis: |
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem worldwide.Hypertension and inflammation are well recognized as risk factors for the macrovascular complicationsof diabetes. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of vitamin E supplementationon blood pressure (BP), serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and fasting bloodglucose in patients with T2DM.Methods: In a double blind, randomized, controlled clinical trial, 83 patients with T2DM weredivided randomly into two groups of vitamin E (400 mg/d, n=42) and placebo (n=41). All patientsreceived the pearls for 8 weeks. Baseline and eighth week BP, serum hs-CRP, fasting bloodglucose, anthropometric and dietary intake data were obtained from each patient. Data were analyzedusing SPSS version 11.5.Results: Vitamin E supplementation significantly increased serum levels of vitamin E (P |
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