Table 2. Baseline characteristics of the high-risk subjects according to exposure-group and follow-up status (Continued).
| Risk factors at inclusion | Intervention group | Control group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Followed up | Dropout | Followed up | Dropout | |||||
| N | 125 | 93 | 134 | 93 | ||||
| BW (kg) | 77.9 ± 1.3 | 79.4 ± 1.5 | 79.8 ± 1.2 | 79.5 ± 1.5 | ||||
| WC (cm) | 97.4 ± 0.9 | 98.0 ± 1.0 | 96.7 ± 0.9 | 96.4 ± 1.0 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m²) | 29.3 | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.4 | ||||
| [26.8–32.5] | [26.8–32.4] | [27.0–32.4] | [27.1–32.0] | |||||
| BMI class | ||||||||
| 18.5–24.9 kg/m² | 5(4) | 3(3) | 2(2) | 2(2) | ||||
| 25–29.9 kg/m² | 65(52) | 54(58) | 74(56) | 48(52) | ||||
| ≥ 30 kg/m² (Total obesity) | 55(44) | 36(39) | 56(42) | 43(46) | ||||
| Central obesity b | ||||||||
| No | 35(28) | 34(37) | 39(29) | 28(30) | ||||
| Yes | 90(72) | 59(63) | 95(71) | 65(70) | ||||
| High blood pressure c | ||||||||
| No | 79(64) | 52(56) | 70(53) | 52(57) | ||||
| Yes | 45(36) | 41(44) | 63(47) | 40(43) | ||||
| HbA1c | ||||||||
| < 5.5% | 96(77) | 72(77) | 94(70) | 55(59) | ||||
| 5.5–5.9% | 29(23) | 21(23) | 40(30) | 38(41) | ||||
| Family history of diabetes in first-degree relatives d | ||||||||
| No | 75(60) | 48(52) | 76(57) | 51(55) | ||||
| Yes | 50(40) | 45(48) | 58(43) | 42(45) | ||||
| For women having children: | ||||||||
| Personal history of gestational diabetes | ||||||||
| No | 64(84) | 51(94) | 80(94) | 57(90) | ||||
| Yes | 12(16) | 3(6) | 5(6) | 6(10) | ||||
| Having a child with birth- weight ≥ 4 kg | ||||||||
| No | 66(87) | 52(96) | 77(91) | 58(92) | ||||
| Yes | 10(13) | 2(4) | 8(9) | 5(8) | ||||
b based on WC using two gender specific cut-off, 90 cm for women, 100 cm for men.
c treated or screened if not treated (blood pressures ≥ 140/90 mm Hg).
d father / mother / brother / sister / child.
BMI = body mass index. BW = body weight. HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin A1c. WC = waist circumference.