Table 2.

Outcome measures at each time period, by group using multiple imputed data^*

	6 months			12 months
Outcome	Control (n = 67)	Exercise (n = 172)	Diet + exercise (n = 175)	Control (n = 67)	Exercise (n = 172)	Diet + exercise (n = 175)
Quality of life (AQoL‐8D)	0.71 ± 0.16	0.76 ± 0.16	0.79 ± 0.16	0.72 ± 0.15	0.75 ± 0.17	0.78 ± 0.16
Total health care costs, $	1074 ± 1,460	1,906 ± 4,077	1,378 ± 2,723	2,277 ± 3,385	2,710 ± 5,302	1,972 ± 4,592
Inpatient cost, $	201 ± 1,179	1,033 ± 3,674	516 ± 2,538	1,453 ± 3,187	1,764 ± 4,927	1,198 ± 4,146
Direct program cost, $	–	573 ± 175	2,319 ± 507	–	–	–

^*Values are the mean ± SD. AQoL‐8D = Assessment of Quality of Life instrument (range 0–1.0; higher scores indicate better quality of life).