Table 3.

Remission based on weight loss and diabetes duration.

Groups	Categories	Frequency (%)	Remission rate	p value
Weight change categories	≤ 5% weight loss	545 (38%)	139 (25.5%)	< 0.001
	5%–10% weight loss	338 (23%)	96 (28.4%)
	> 10% weight loss	95 (7%)	34 (35.8%)
	Weight gain	460 (31.7%)	71 (15.4%)
	No change	15 (1%)	3 (20%)
Diabetes duration categories	> 6 years diabetes duration	1069 (73.6%)	180 (16.8%)	< 0.001
	≤ 6 years diabetes duration	384 (26.4%)	163 (42.4%)

Note: Data are presented as frequency and percentage; p value reported using chi-square test.