The changes of lipid profile and blood pressure after acarbose or metformin treatment in normal weight, overweight and obese patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Data are shown as difference (95% CI) vs baseline, unless optimal LDL-C rate and optimal non-HDL-C rate. BP: blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; FBG: fasting blood glucose; optimal LDL-C rate: the proportion of patients with optimal levels of LDL-C; optimal non-HDL-C rate: the proportion of patients with optimal levels of non-HDL-C. The optimal levels of LDL-C and non-HDL-C were defined as: LDL-C<100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L) and non-HDL-C<130 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L) [7].
*significantly different at P<0.05 vs baseline;
**significantly different at P<0.01 vs baseline.