Table I.
Baseline characteristics of the screened overweight and obese subjects according to follow-up category.
| Followed-up (n = 906) |
Not followed-up (n = 1194) |
p-value | |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 59 (7) | 58 (7) | < 0.001 |
| Female, n (%) | 476 (53) | 634 (53) | 0.80 |
| Married or cohabiting, n (%) | 692 (79) | 907 (78) | 0.70 |
| Education years | 10.8 (2.3) | 10.9 (2.3) | 0.23 |
| Employment, n (%) | 0.060 | ||
| Employed | 447 (49) | 647 (54) | |
| Retired | 403 (45) | 470 (39) | |
| Unemployed | 56 (6) | 77 (7) | |
| Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 30.6 (4.3) | 30.2 (4.7) | 0.016 |
| Blood pressure, mmHg, mean (SD) | |||
| Systolic | 143 (18) | 140 (19) | 0.0024 |
| Diastolic | 86 (10) | 85 (11) | 0.0066 |
| Total cholesterol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 5.43 (0.99) | 5.37 (1.04) | 0.18 |
| LDL cholesterol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 3.31 (0.88) | 3.23 (0.86) | 0.056 |
| HDL cholesterol, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 1.47 (0.39) | 1.51 (0.45) | 0.037 |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 1.50 (0.71) | 1.47 (1.18) | 0.56 |
| Fasting glucose, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 5.59 (0.83) | 5.78 (1.46) | < 0.001 |
| 2-hour glucose, mmol/l, mean (SD) | 7.62 (2.19) | 7.52 (2.58) | 0.33 |
| LTPA, n (%) | 0.41 | ||
| Low | 353 (40) | 430 (38) | |
| Moderate | 263 (30) | 366 (32) | |
| High | 258 (30) | 350 (30) | |
| BDI score, mean (SD) | 5.8 (5.2) | 5.9 (6.0) | 0.67 |
Notes: LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LTPA = leisure-time physical activity; BDI = Beck's Depression Inventory.