Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants randomly assigned to intervention and control group.
| Control (n = 43) |
Intervention (n = 41) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (mean (SD)) | 60 (10.7) | 58 (9.1) |
| Female gender, % (n) | 37 (16) | 46 (19) |
| Married or living with partner, % (n) | 79 (34) | 76 (31) |
| Employment status, % (n) | — | — |
| Employed full time | 33 (14) | 32 (13) |
| Employed part time | 14 (6) | 12 (5) |
| Retired | 40 (17) | 34 (14) |
| Education % (n) | — | — |
| Secondary level | 33 (14) | 49 (20) |
| College | 16 (7) | 7 (3) |
| University | 44 (19) | 39 (16) |
| Ever been to a group education session, yes (%) | 26 (11) | 51 (21) |
| Visited a dietitian since diagnosis, yes (%) | 65 (28) | 73 (30) |
| Taking medication for diabetes, yes (%) | 42 (18) | 49 (20) |
| Taking insulin for diabetes, yes (%) | 9 (4) | 5 (2) |
| Weight (Kg) (mean (SD)) | 90.4 (15.1) | 91.6 (15.3) |
| BMI (Kg/m2) (mean (SD)) | 31.7 (4.9) | 32.0 (5.4) |
| Waist circumference (cm) (mean (SD)) | 109.8 (11.5) | 110.1 (10.7) |
| Hip circumference (cm) (mean (SD)) | 115.6 (10.2) | 115.0 (11.2) |
| Waist to hip ratio ((waist cm)/hip (cm)) (mean (SD)) | 0.95 (0.07) | 0.96 (0.06) |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean (SD)) | 136 (15.0) | 136 (16.0) |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) (mean (SD)) | 82 (9.0) | 86 (8.9) |