Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants in the ILI and DSE groups.

Characteristic	ILI N = 2570	DSE N = 2575	p value
Sex (no. of subjects)
Female	1526 (59.3)	1537 (59.6)	0.85
Male	1044 (40.7)	1038 (40.4)
Ethnicity
African American	399 (15.5)	404 (15.7)	0.28
American Indian/Alaskan Native	130 (5.1)	128 (5.0)
Asian/Pacific Islander	29 (1.1)	21 (0.8)
Hispanic/Latino	339 (13.2)	338 (13.2)
Non-Hispanic White	1618 (63.1)	1628 (63.3)
Other/multiple ethnicity	48 (1.9)	50 (1.9)
Use of insulin	381 (14.8)	408 (15.8)	0.31
Age (yr)	58.6 ± 6.8	58.9 ± 6.9	0.12
Body mass index, (kg/m2)
Females	36.3 ± 6.2	36.6 ± 6.0	0.15
Males	35.3 ± 5.7	35.1 ± 5.2	0.41
Weight (kg)
Females	94.8 ± 17.9	95.4 ± 17.3	0.34
Males	108.9 ± 19.0	109.0 ± 18.0	0.94

Note: Values shown are means ± SDs or frequency counts (with percentages). ILI= Intensive Lifestyle Intervention; DSE= Diabetes Support and Education