Chinese herbal medicine for impaired glucose tolerance: a randomized placebo controlled trial.

BMC Complement Altern Med · 2013 · PMC3659077 · PMID 23672597

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failed to reach statistical significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Insulin resistance and sensitivity After 16 weeks of treatment, there was a trend toward improved insulin resistance in the intervention group, although this narrowly failed to reach statistical significance (p = 0.06).

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.06so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Insulin resistance slightly decreased in the treatment group (1.58 ± 0.74) compared to that of the placebo group (2.43 ± 1.59) but this change did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.06).

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narrowly missed statistical significanceno p-value reported

At week 16 of treatment, there was a trend for insulin resistance to improve in the Jiangtang Xiaozhi group compared to the placebo group, but the change narrowly missed statistical significance.

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borderline significantno p-value reported

Second, serum insulin slightly decreased in the treatment group compared to worsening levels in the placebo group, resulting in a borderline significant difference between groups.

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