Table 1.
Characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes related to weight changes within 18 months after diagnosis
| Weight gain | Stable weight | Weight loss | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 1023) | (n = 3736) | (n = 2410) | ||||
| Age, years | 58.0 | (10.3)*** | 60.0 | (10.2) | 59.3 | (10.4)** |
| Men, n (%) | 578 | (56.5) | 2142 | (57.3) | 1095 | (45.4)*** |
| BMI, kg/m2 | 30.3 | (5.8) | 30.3 | (5.1) | 32.8 | (5.8)*** |
| BMI ”1.5-year” | 32.4 | (6.1)*** | 30.2 | (5.1) | 30.3 | (5.5) |
| HbA1c, % | 6.5 | (0.8)*** | 6.7 | (0.8) | 6.9 | (0.8)*** |
| Cholesterol, mmol/l | 5.7 | (1.2) | 5.6 | (1.1) | 5.7 | (1.2) |
| LDL, mmol/l | 3.5 | (1.0) | 3.5 | (0.9) | 3.5 | (1.0) |
| HDL, mmol/l | 1.5 | (0.9) | 1.4 | (0.8) | 1.4 | (0.8) |
| Triglycerides, mmol/l | 2.3 | (2.2) | 2.2 | (1.6) | 2.3 | (2.0)* |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 145.5 | (17.9) | 145.7 | (17.6) | 147.4 | (17.5)*** |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 84.0 | (9.3) | 83.3 | (9.4) | 84.7 | (9.2)*** |
| Creatinine, mmol/l | 78.2 | (18.0)* | 79.5 | (17.0) | 78.4 | (18.7)* |
| Estimated GFR, ml/min | 85.3 | (17.5)*** | 83.0 | (16.8) | 82.5 | (17.5) |
| Angina pectoris, n (%) | 38 | (3.7)* | 206 | (5.5) | 99 | (4.1)* |
All numbers are means (±1 standard deviation) or numbers (percent). Significant difference from the group with stable weight: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, BMI = Body mass index, LDL = Low density lipoprotein, HDL = High density lipoprotein, BP = Blood pressure, GFR = Glomerular filtration rate.