Table 2.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of total sample (continuous variables reported as mean ± SD, and categorical variables as percentages)
| Characteristic | Total sample (N = 129) |
|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 45.65 ± 12.41 |
| Gender (% women) | 73.6 |
| Education (yr) | 13.72 ± 2.53 |
| Race (% Caucasian) | 64.3 |
| Number of comorbidities (%) | |
| None | 17.1 |
| One | 24.0 |
| Two | 20.9 |
| Three | 20.2 |
| Four | 17.9 |
| Hypertension (%) | 57.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 45.42 ± 8.28 |
| Class Obesity (%) | -- |
| Class II | 33.8 |
| Class III | 65.4 |
| Type-2 diabetes (%) | 35.7 |
| Controlled with diet (% [n]) | 19.6 (9) |
| On oral anti-diabetic medication (% [n]) | 43.5 (20) |
| On insulin only (% [n]) | 15.2 (7) |
| On oral anti-diabetic medication & insulin (% [n]) | 17.4 (8) |
| Not reported (% [n]) | 10.9 (5) |
| Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL) | 120.5 ± 54.03 |
| HbA1c | 6.44 ± 1.46 |
| Normal (% [n]) | 33.1 |
| Elevated (% [n]) | 36.6 (37) |
| CPAP use (%) | 25.0 |
| Sleep apnea (%) | 42.6 |
| Arthritis (%) | 34.9 |
Note: BMI = body mass index; CPAP = continuous positive airway pressure.
T-scores have a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.