Table 1. Demographics and clinical characteristics of the study population (N = 924).

VARIABLE
Age (years)*	53.6±12.7
Duration of follow up (months)*	11(3.5,25.5)
Number of clinic visits*	3.8±2.5
Average number of visits per year*	1.7±0.6
Initial BMI (kg/m2)*	33.3±6.6
Final BMI (kg/m2)*	33±6.6
Initial Weight (kg)*	95.1±20.8
Final Weight (kg)*	94.4±20.7
Male gender†	372 (40.3%)
Race†
White	870 (94.2%)
African-American	27 (2.9%)
Others	27 (2.9%)
Hypertension†	191 (20.7%)
Diabetes mellitus†	163 (17.6%)
Psychiatric comorbidity†	92 (10%)
Hyperlipidemia†	253 (27.4%)
Death†	6 (0.7%)

Values presented as *mean ± SD or ^†N (%) or median(ICR).