Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of participants in the single-arm GlycoLeap feasibility study.
| Characteristics | Total (n=100) | Completes (n=83) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 53.5 (9.6) | 53.5 (9.7) | .98 | |
| Male, n (%) | 50 (50) | 44 (53) | .67 | |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 79.7 (16.8) | 79.2 (15.6) | .87 | |
| Height (cm), mean (SD) | 163.1 (8.9) | 163.5 (9.3) | .75 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 29.8 (5.0) | 29.5 (4.6) | .68 | |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 132.1 (11.6) | 132.5 (11.8) | .83 | |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg), mean (SD) | 74.7 (10.6) | 74.9 (10.5) | .88 | |
| HbA1ca (%), mean (SD) | 8.8 (1.6) | 8.9 (1.7) | .96 | |
| Years diagnosed with diabetes, mean (SD) | 9.3 (7.3) | 8.8 (6.3) | .56 | |
| On oral medication for diabetes treatment, n (%) | 98 (98) | 81 (98) | .85 | |
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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.86 | |
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Chinese | 45 (45) | 38 (46) | — |
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Malay | 29 (29) | 22 (27) | — |
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Indian | 18 (18) | 15 (18) | — |
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Other | 8 (8) | 8 (10) | — |
| Highest completed education level, n (%) |
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.71 | |
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High school or lower | 61 (61) | 49 (59) | — |
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Precollege (A-levels/polytechnic diploma) | 21 (21) | 17 (20) | — |
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College graduate/postgraduate | 18 (18) | 17 (20) | — |
| Current marital status, n (%) |
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>.99 | |
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Never married | 12 (12) | 10 (12) | — |
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Married | 82 (82) | 68 (82) | — |
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Other | 6 (6) | 5 (6) | — |
| Monthly household income, n (%) |
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.58 | |
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Less than SGD 5000 | 10 (10) | 6 (7) | — |
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SGD 5000-SGD 9999 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | — |
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≥SGD 10,000 | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | — |
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Prefer not to say | 87 (87) | 74 (89) | — |
| Employment status, n (%) |
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|
.78 | |
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Working (full-/part-time) | 69 (69) | 59 (71) | — |
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Homemakerb | 22 (22) | 17 (20) | — |
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Retired and not workingc | 9 (9) | 7 (8) | — |
aHbA1c: glycated hemoglobin.
bIndividuals who are full-time housekeepers, regardless of prior employment status.
cIndividuals who were previously employed until retirement and are typically past retirement age.