TABLE 1.
Baseline and one-year characteristics and biochemical measures of patients categorized by success with lifestyle management
| Variable |
Successful |
Unsuccessful |
Between groups P |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n=43) | 1 year | Baseline (n=37) | 1 year | Baseline | Change over 1 year | |
| Age, years (range)* | 13.0 (6.8–16.5) | – | 12.5 (7.0–17.0) | – | 0.33 | – |
| Male n (%) | 22 (51) | – | 13 (27%) | – | 0.04 | – |
| Ethnicity (FN/C/other) | 37/3/3 | – | 34/1/2 | – | – | |
| BMI z-score | 2.2±0.7 | 2.1±0.7 | 2.0±0.8 | 1.8±0.8 | 0.18 | 0.17 |
| SBP z-score | 1.6±1.3 | 1.3±1.1 | 1.3±1.2 | 1.2±1.5 | 0.27 | 0.463 |
| DBP z-score | 0.7±0.6 | 0.5±0.7 | 0.9±0.7 | 0.5±0.8 | 0.11 | 0.16 |
| HbA1c, % | 6.8±1.0† | 6.1±0.6 | 7.5±0.8† | 8.7±1.7 | 0.004 | <0.001‡ |
| FPG¶ | 7.0±2.4 | 6.3±1.2 | 8.3±2.9 | 10.5±4.6 | 0.053 | <0.001‡ |
Data presented as mean ± SD, unless otherwise indicated.
*
Refers to age (range) at diagnosis;
†
Significant difference between groups at baseline (P<0.05);
‡
Significant difference between groups for change over 1 year (P<0.05);
¶
Not all youth had a 12-month fasting plasma glucose tested; 64 complete pairs were available for comparison. BMI Body mass index; C Caucasian; FN First Nations; SBP Systolic blood pressure; DBP Diastolic blood pressure; FPG Fasting plasma glucose