Table 1.

Demographic and Medical Characteristics of the Sample (N = 82)

Variable	Baseline Mean (SD) or %	12-Month Mean (SD) or %	F/Chi-Square
Age	43.55 (10.21)	--	--
Years of Education	13.71 (1.30)	--	--
Female	81.7%	--	--
Body Mass Index	46.32(5.51)	30.18 (5.25)	961.30***
Hypertension	46.3%	38.4%	3.80*
Type 2 diabetes	23.1%	17.8%	0.32
Sleep Apnea	36.6%	16.7%	1.95
HOMA-IR	6.69 (5.03)	1.68(1.27)	89.79***
HbA1c	5.74 (1.02)	5.25 (0.76)	38.67***

Note.

^*p< .05,

^**p< 0.01,

^***p < .001;

Sample size varies for baseline body mass index (n = 81) and education (n = 77) due to missing data;

HOMA-IR – homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; hbA1c – glycated hemoglobin