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. 2015 May 13;38(8):1544–1550. doi: 10.2337/dc14-2775

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics in a subset of Look AHEAD participants with adiponectin data

Overall sample with adiponectin data (n = 1,397)
Men and women
Men
Women
ILI (n = 732) DSE (n = 665) ILI (n = 315) DSE (n = 284) ILI (n = 417) DSE (n = 381)
Age (years) 57.1 (7.1) 57.3 (7.3) 58.7 (7.0) 58.7 (7.2) 56.0 (7.0) 56.3 (7.2)
Female sex (%) 57 57
Race/ethnicity
 Caucasian (%) 68 66 77 76 62 58
 African American (%) 11 12 7 7 15 16
 Hispanic (%) 10 10 10 8 12 10
History of CVD (%) 12 11 19 17 7 6
Current tobacco use* (%) 4 3 3 4 4 2
Statin therapy (%) 41 40 45 48 38 35
Thiazolidinedione therapy (%) 24 27 27 27 23 26
Insulin therapy (%) 15 14 15 14 16 15
Estrogen replacement (%) 53 59
Diabetes duration* (years) 6.6 (6.3) 6.6 (6.3) 6.8 (6.3) 6.5 (6.9) 6.4 (6.4) 6.6 (6.6)
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 42.6 (11.4) 42.1 (11.3) 37.2 (8.8) 36.9 (8.7) 46.6 (11.5) 46.0 (11.5)
Triglycerides (mg/dL, median [IQR]) 160 (111, 232) 154 (106, 219) 168 (114, 236) 159 (108, 235) 154 (109, 221) 145 (105, 205)
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) 112 (30.3) 112.7 (33.0) 107.9 (28.2) 107.8 (33.5) 115.0 (31.1) 116.3 (32.2)
HbA1c (%) 7.3 (1.2) 7.3 (1.2) 7.3 (1.2) 7.4 (1.2) 7.3 (1.1) 7.3 (1.2)
HbA1c (mmol/mol) 56 (13.1) 56 (13.1) 56 (13.1) 57 (13.1) 56 (12.0) 56 (13.1)
Weight (kg) 102.9 (20.4) 101.3 (18.6) 111.0 (20.0) 107.6 (18.0) 96.7 (18.4) 96.7 (17.7)
BMI (kg/m2) 36.4 (6.4) 36.0 (5.9) 35.8 (6.0) 34.8 (5.1) 36.9 (6.6) 37.0 (6.3)
Waist circumference (cm) 115.1 (14.8) 114.5 (14.1) 119.7 (14.4) 118.2 (14.0) 111.6 (14.2) 111.8 (13.5)
Fitness (submaximal, MET) 5.2 (1.5) 5.2 (1.5) 5.7 (1.6) 5.8 (1.7) 4.9 (1.3) 4.7 (1.3)
Adiponectin (µg/mL, median [IQR]) 4.6 (3.3, 6.6) 4.8 (3.5, 7.0) 4.04 (3.00, 5.77) 4.30 (2.91, 5.87) 5.08 (3.73, 7.30) 5.21 (3.86, 7.76)
HMW-adiponectin (µg/mL, median [IQR]) 1.9 (1.1, 3.1) 1.9 (1.2, 3.2) 1.50 (0.93, 2.62) 1.60 (0.97, 2.69) 2.14 (1.34, 3.35) 2.21 (1.44, 3.48)
Subset with adiponectin and body composition data (n = 494)
Men and women
Men
Women
ILI (n = 247) DSE (n = 247) ILI (n = 80) DSE (n = 91) ILI (n = 167) DSE (n = 156)
Body composition
 Total body fat (kg) 39.80 (10.92) 40.19 (10.99) 35.92 (9.00) 35.64 (8.79) 41.66 (11.29) 42.84 (11.29)
 Total lean body mass (kg) 53.08 (10.39) 54.08 (10.09) 64.39 (5.97) 63.95 (7.54) 47.66 (7.20) 48.32 (6.18)

Continuous data are shown as mean (SD), unless otherwise noted.

To convert mg/dL to mmol/L, multiply by 0.02587 for cholesterol and 0.01129 for triglycerides.

IQR, interquartile range.

*By self-report.

†Self-reported history of myocardial infarction, stroke, transient ischemic attack, angioplasty/stent, coronary artery bypass graft, carotid endarterectomy, abdominal aortic aneurysm, or heart failure.