TABLE 2.
Characteristics of the Look AHEAD Aging cohort by ILI and DSE at last assessment: current age, body mass index, diabetes duration, insulin use, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease history (updated throughout Look AHEAD), N (percent) or mean (standard deviation).
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DSE N = 739 |
ILI N = 813 |
p‐value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 65–74 | 248 (34%) | 288 (35%) | 0.76 |
| 75–84 | 431 (58%) | 461 (57%) | |
| ≥85 | 60 (8%) | 64 (8%) | |
| Diabetes duration, years | |||
| 18–24 | 419 (57%) | 462 (57%) | 0.40 |
| 25–29 | 207 (28%) | 211 (26%) | |
| 30–34 | 65 (9%) | 91 (11%) | |
| ≥35 | 43 (6%) | 45 (6%) | |
| BMI, kg/m2 a | |||
| <25 | 24 (3%) | 39 (5%) | 0.36 |
| 25–29 | 182 (25%) | 208 (26%) | |
| 30–39 | 413 (56%) | 449 (55%) | |
| ≥40 | 119 (16%) | 117 (14%) | |
| Insulin use a | |||
| No | 380 (51%) | 463 (57%) | 0.03 |
| Yes | 359 (49%) | 350 (43%) | |
| Hypertension a | |||
| No | 55 (7%) | 74 (9%) | 0.23 |
| Yes | 684 (93%) | 739 (91%) | |
| Cardiovascular disease a | |||
| No | 587 (79%) | 664 (82%) | 0.27 |
| Yes | 152 (21%) | 149 (18%) | |
| Deficit accumulation FI a | 0.14 (0.06) | 0.12 (0.06) | <0.001 |
| Multimorbidity Index a | 1.77 (1.02) | 1.68 (1.04) | 0.09 |
| Modified Mini‐Mental State Score | 90.5 (7.4) | 90.6 (7.4) | 0.68 |
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DSE, diabetes support and education; FI, frailty index; ILI, intensive lifestyle intervention; Look AHEAD, Action for Health in Diabetes.
a
Last assessed during years 16 to 18.