Table 1

Changes in glucose level, HbA1c and lipid parameters before COVID-19 lockdown and the period after lockdown

	N	Before lockdown		After lockdown		Change (before–after)		P value
	N	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Total
HbA1c (%)	637	8.41	1.59	8.20	1.59	0.21	1.40	<0.001
Fasting blood glucose (FBG) (mmol/L)	254	10.89	4.68	11.19	5.30	−0.31	5.86	0.407
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) (mmol/L)	423	1.16	0.30	1.12	0.30	0.04	0.17	<0.001
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (mmol/L)	414	2.81	0.99	2.49	0.88	0.32	0.85	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	424	4.45	1.13	4.25	1.06	0.20	0.91	<0.001
Triglyceride (TG) (mmol/L)	416	2.22	1.59	2.20	1.24	0.02	1.26	0.713
Male
HbA1c (%)	287	8.48	1.66	8.20	1.57	0.29	286	0.001
FBG (mmol/L)	126	11.28	4.85	11.17	5.48	0.11	125	0.847
HDL (mmol/L)	202	1.05	0.24	1.01	0.25	0.04	201	<0.001
LDL (mmol/L)	197	2.78	0.97	2.36	0.80	0.43	196	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	203	4.34	1.08	4.04	0.96	0.30	202	<0.001
TG (mmol/L)	198	2.35	1.66	2.31	1.38	0.04	197	0.718
Female
HbA1c (%)	350	8.35	1.53	8.20	1.62	0.15	349	0.048
FBG (mmol/L)	128	10.50	4.49	11.22	5.15	−0.72	127	0.123
HDL (mmol/L)	221	1.26	0.31	1.22	0.32	0.04	220	0.002
LDL (mmol/L)	217	2.84	1.01	2.61	0.94	0.23	216	<0.001
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	221	4.54	1.18	4.44	1.11	0.11	220	0.065
TG (mmol/L)	218	2.11	1.51	2.10	1.08	0.01	217	0.890