Table 4B.

Comparing males and females across discrete variables at program initiation

	Variable
	Males N = 697 (%)	Females N = 1885 (%)
IFG*	6.0	4.4
T2DM not on meds*	6.5	4.0
T2DM on meds*	15.2	8.3
On lipid-lowering agents*	20.3	9.4
On antihypertensives*	41.2	25.7
Alcohol > suggested*	10.1	4.1
Dx of CAD*	12.1	2.9
Dx of depression	5.3	8.1
On antidepressants*	18.7	29.9
On T4 supplementation	5.6	16.7

Notes: Chi-square analysis (χ²) was performed, and P-values of < 0.05 accepted at significant (*). Impaired fasting glucose (IFG), diabetes (DM), suggested alcohol intake for a male is no more than 14 drinks per week, and no more than 11 for a women. Coronary artery disease (CAD) was determined based on the diagnosis of a cardiac event or imaging to prove a cardiac event. All data is presented as a % of the population exhibiting the particular trait.