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. 2019 Nov 8;120(1):171–179. doi: 10.1007/s00421-019-04261-z

Table 1.

Characteristics of participants

Characteristics of participants
Number of participants (men/women) (n) 37 (14/23)
Age (years) 62.8 ± 10.5
BMI (kg/m2) 29.6 ± 6.8
Waist circumference (cm) 99.8 ± 11.9
HbA1c (%), (n = 15 missing) 6.6 ± 0.9
HbA1c (mmol/mol), (n = 15 missing) 47.7 ± 10.6
Duration of diabetes (years) 5.9 ± 4.7
Diabetes management (n)
 No medication/diet modification alone 12
 Metformin 18
 Metformin + sulphonylurea 5
 Metformin + gliptin 1
 Metformin + sulphonylurea + gliptin 1
Carbohydrate intake (g/day) 125.3 ± 21.1
Sedentary time (h/day) 9.8 ± 1.8
Breaks in sedentary time (n/day) 52 ± 13
MVPA time (min/day) 32.1 ± 22.7
Walking time (h/day) 1.6 ± 0.7
Sleeping time (h/day) 8.3 ± 1.4
Pre-breakfast glucose (mmol/L) 6.7 ± 1.8
Pre-lunch glucose (mmol/L) 6.5 ± 1.7
Pre-dinner glucose (mmol/L) 6.7 ± 1.6
Post-breakfast glucose (mmol/L) 8.5 ± 1.9
Post-lunch glucose (mmol/L) 7.5 ± 1.6
Post-dinner glucose (mmol/L) 7.9 ± 1.7
Bedtime glucose (mmol/L) 7.1 ± 1.7
The dawn phenomenon (mmol/L) 1.6 ± 0.6
TIR (% of recording h/day) 84.9 ± 16.8
TAR (% of recording h/day) 11.4 ± 16.6

Data are mean ± SD or number (n)

BMI body mass index, MVPA moderate to vigorous physical activity