Table 2.

Follow-up Characteristics of Quartiles of Weight Gain of Conventionally Treated Group^*

Variable	Quartile of Weight Gain
	First	Second	Third	Fourth
Hemoglobin A1c , %	9.5 (1.6) [+11]†	9.2 (1.5) [+7.0]†	9.1 (1.5) [+2.2]	8.9 (1.3)‡ [0]
Body mass index, kg/m2	24 (2.6) [−4.0]†	24 (2.5) [+4.4]†	25 (2.6)§∥ [+4.2]†	27 (3.3)]§∥¶ [+13]†
Systolic BP, mm Hg	113 (15) [−2.6]#	115 (11) [0]	116 (13) [0]	119 (13)‡# [+2.6]**
Diastolic BP, mm Hg	74 (11) [0]	73 (10) [0]	75 (8) [+2.7]**	76 (9) [+4.1]**
Insulin dose, u/kg per day	0.60 (0.19)	0.61 (0.15)	0.62 (0.15)	0.66 (0.17)§
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.82 (0.07)	0.81 (0.08)	0.82 (0.08)	0.84 (0.1)
Severe hypoglycemia,  episodes per subject	1 (2)	2 (5)	1 (2)	1 (2)

^*Results are expressed as mean (SD). Results in brackets are percent change from baseline. Body mass index is a measure of weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. BP indicates blood pressure.

^†P<.001 compared with baseline.

^‡P<.01 vs first quartile.

^§P<.001 vs first quartile.

^∥P<.001 vs second quartile.

^¶P<.001 vs third quartile.

^#P<.01 vs second quartile.

^**P <.05 compared with baseline.