Table 1.
Baseline characteristics, 1-year weight change and 4-year serum adiponectin change in DPS participants.
| Sex (male/female) | 166/341 | |
| Age (y) | 55.33 ± 7.06 (507) | |
| Weight (kg) | 86.20 ± 14.19 (507) | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.25 ± 4.54 (507) | |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 101.22 ± 10.99 (505) | |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 6.14 ± 0.75 (507) | |
| 2-h plasma glucose (mmol/l) | 8.88 ± 1.49 (507) | |
| Fasting serum insulin (mU/l) | 14.77 ± 7.40 (461) | |
| 2-h serum insulin (mU/l) | 95.17 ± 65.10 (458) | |
| Serum adiponectin (μg/ml) | 8.47 ± 3.74 (237) | |
| 1-year weight change (kg) | -2.736 ± 4.723 (506) | |
| Intervention group | -4.465 ± 4.976 (256) | |
| Control group | -0.965 ± 3.695 (250) | |
| 4-year adiponectin change (μg/ml) | 0.015 ± 2.135 (190) | |
| Intervention group | 0.091 ± 2.245 (97) | |
| Control group | -0.063 ± 2.203 (93) |
Values are mean ± SD (N); BMI, Body Mass Index