Effects of Berberine on Cardiometabolic Outcomes

Capillary blood triglycerides - mmol/L

Capillary blood triglycerides - mmol/L

Systolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Systolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Diastolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Diastolic blood pressure - measured using a digital blood pressure monitor

Participants percentage composition of fat - measured using bio-electrical impedance

Participants percentage composition of fat - measured using bio-electrical impedance

Ratio of waist to hip circumference - measured using anthropocentric tape

Ratio of waist to hip circumference - measured using anthropocentric tape

Capillary blood glucose - mmol/L

Capillary blood glucose - mmol/L

Calculated as the natural logarithm of (blood triglycerides x blood glucose) /2)

Calculated as the natural logarithm of (blood triglycerides x blood glucose) /2)

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Capillary blood cholesterol - mmol/L

Psychological wellbeing - The Coop-Wonka chart is a six item questionnaire with a 1-5 scoring

Psychological wellbeing - The Coop-Wonka chart is a six item questionnaire with a 1-5 scoring

Psychological wellbeing - the Beck Depression Inventory is a 21 questionnaire with questions that range in scoring from 0-3, thus the maximum score is 63 which is the highest depression score possible.

Psychological wellbeing - the Beck Depression Inventory is a 21 questionnaire with questions that range in scoring from 0-3, thus the maximum score is 63 which is the highest depression score possible.

Psychological wellbeing - the state trait anxiety inventory is a 40 item questionnaire with each question having a 1-4 score system, thus the maximum score is 80 which indicates the highest level of anxiety.

Psychological wellbeing - the state trait anxiety inventory is a 40 item questionnaire with each question having a 1-4 score system, thus the maximum score is 80 which indicates the highest level of anxiety.

Sleep quality - The Insomnia Severity Index is a brief instrument designed to assess the severity of both nighttime and daytime components of insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item self-report questionnaire yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 28.

Sleep quality - The Insomnia Severity Index is a brief instrument designed to assess the severity of both nighttime and daytime components of insomnia. The Insomnia Severity Index is a 7-item self-report questionnaire yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 28.

Sleep quality - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, is a questionnaire that consists of 19 self-rated questions, grouped into 7 components. Each component is scored separately, weighted equally on a 0 - 3 scale and the scores of the 7 components are then added to give a global score, which has a range of 0 - 21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

Sleep quality - The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality index, is a questionnaire that consists of 19 self-rated questions, grouped into 7 components. Each component is scored separately, weighted equally on a 0 - 3 scale and the scores of the 7 components are then added to give a global score, which has a range of 0 - 21 with higher scores indicating worse sleep quality.

Sleep quality - The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Respondents are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3) with a maximum score of 24.

Sleep quality - The Epworth Sleepiness Scale is a self-administered questionnaire with 8 questions. Respondents are asked to rate, on a 4-point scale (0-3) with a maximum score of 24.