Table 3 Investigating the mean difference of the studied variables in terms of test and control groups before and after the intervention concerning the variables of interest
From: The effect of self-management education through weblogs on the quality of life of diabetic patients
| Â | group | N | Mean | Std. Deviation | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Waist (Before) | case | 49 | 100.6 | 9.83 | 0.06 |
control | 49 | 99.90 | 10.17 | ||
Waist (After) | case | 49 | 98.68 | 9.82 | < 0.0001 |
control | 49 | 101.58 | 7.82 | ||
FBS (Before) | case | 49 | 250.26 | 50.55 | 0.18 |
control | 49 | 252.06 | 39.58 | ||
FBS (After) | case | 49 | 131.08 | 16.04 | < 0.0001 |
control | 49 | 238.24 | 40.01 | ||
BMI (Before) | case | 49 | 29.77 | 3.66 | 0.42 |
control | 49 | 29.64 | 4.03 | ||
BMI (After) | case | 49 | 27.30 | 3.45 | < 0.0001 |
control | 49 | 30.16 | 3.89 |