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).