Table 2.
Baseline Characteristics of Men (N = 101) Enrolled in the PULSE Program.
| Characteristics | Control (n = 48) |
Intervention (n = 53) |
Total (N = 101) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Age (years) | 52.2 | 10.1 | 52.5 | 9.5 | 52.3 | 9.7 |
| AUSDRISK score | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 5 |
| Weight (kg) | 103.3 | 12.7 | 102.8 | 13.6 | 103.0 | 13.1 |
| Height (cm) | 177.8 | 6.9 | 178.5 | 6.6 | 178.2 | 6.7 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 32.6 | 3.3 | 32.2 | 3.5 | 32.4 | 3.4 |
| Waist narrowest (cm) | 110.1 | 9.7 | 109.9 | 9.6 | 110.0 | 9.6 |
| Waist umbilicus (cm) | 112.9 | 8.5 | 112.0 | 9.0 | 112.4 | 8.7 |
| Fat mass (kg) | 34.6 | 8.4 | 31.9 | 8.4 | 33.2 | 8.5 |
| Fat mass (%) | 33.0 | 5.7 | 30.6 | 5.6 | 31.8 | 5.8 |
| FPG (mmol/L) | 5.1 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.8 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 0.5 | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 40 | 4.4 | 40 | 5.5 | 40 | 5.5 |
| Insulin (mIU/L) | 8.6 | 4.0 | 10.4 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 6.1 |
| Aerobic fitness (mL/kg/min) | 38.0 | 6.7 | 37.5 | 6.7 | 37.7 | 6.7 |
| Lower body muscular fitness (repetitions) | 43 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 43 | 23 |
| Upper body muscular fitness (repetitions) | 13 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 5 |
| Physical activity (pedometer steps/day) | 6368 | 2643 | 6699 | 2613 | 6544 | 2618 |
| Total energy intake (kJ/day) | 2809 | 848 | 2631 | 751 | 2715 | 799 |
Note. AUSDRISK = Australian diabetes risk assessment tool; BMI = body mass index; FPG = fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin.