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. 2018 Jul 3;9(4):749–758. doi: 10.1093/tbm/iby068

Table 1.

Baseline demographics and clinical and behavioral characteristics by enrollment year

Enrollment year
(N = 2910)
2006
n = 1123
2007
n = 985
2008
n = 802
Demographic characteristics Category n (%) n (%) n (%) p Value
Gender Male 348 (31.0) 353 (35.8) 311 (38.8) .0013
Female 775 (69.0) 632 (64.2) 491 (61.2)
Age categories (years) 18 to <40 97 (8.6) 132 (13.4) 110 (13.7) <.0001
40 to <50 232 (20.7) 190 (19.3) 202 (25.2)
50 to <60 364 (32.4) 329 (33.4) 267 (33.3)
≥60 430 (38.3) 334 (33.9) 223 (27.8)
Education Post high school 558 (55.8) 495 (57.1) 354 (54) .4953
0–12 years 442 (44.2) 372 (42.9) 301 (46)
Employment status Employed 514 (53.7) 432 (53) 306 (50.7) .0810
Retired 195 (20.4) 147 (18) 103 (17.1)
Unemployed/student 249 (26) 236 (29) 195 (32.3)
Marital status Married or live together 542 (59.6) 432 (56.4) 314 (55.3) .1036
Separated, divorced, or widowed 258 (28.4) 224 (29.2) 158 (27.8)
Never married 109 (12.0) 110 (14.4) 96 (16.9)
Annual household income <15k 227 (26.3) 248 (33.4) 198 (35.5) .0058
15 to <30k 245 (28.4) 205 (27.6) 151 (27.1)
30 to <50k 228 (26.5) 175 (23.6) 128 (23.0)
≥50k 162 (18.8) 115 (15.5) 80 (14.4)
Clinical characteristics Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) p Value
Years since diabetes diagnosis
Median (5th; 95th percentile)
6.41 (0.35; 22.51)c 5.89 (0.22; 20.75) 5.89 (0.13; 21.28)a .0028
Diabetes for less than a year 120 (11.3%) 134 (14.1%) 148 (19.5%) <.0001
BMI (kg/m2) 36.69 (7.83) 36.65 (8.01) 36.55 (8.42) .9270
Waist circumference (Inches) 45.38 (6.50) 45.74 (6.89) 45.91 (6.97) .2200
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg) 128.81 (16.49) 128.74 (16.39) 128.72 (16.45) .9912
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 75.44 (9.88)c 76.12 (10.19) 76.82 (10.37)a .0130
HbA1c (%) 7.57 (1.75)b,c 7.85 (2.00)a 8.06 (2.14)a <.0001
HDL (mg/dl) 43.73 (11.88) 43.92 (11.87) 43.14 (11.18) .3526
LDL (mg/dl) 98.31 (31.51) 99.74 (33.07) 97.63 (32.9) .3744
Triglycerides (mg/dl)
Median (5th; 95th percentile)
158 (74; 413)b 151 (69; 398)a 158 (71; 467) .0420
Healthy diet score (range: 1–6) 3.62 (0.79)b,c 3.47 (0.81)a 3.47 (0.80)a <.0001
Unhealthy diet score (range: 1–6) 2.58 (0.69)b,c 2.66 (0.75)a 2.71 (0.76)a .0005
Physical activity (minutes per week)
Median (5th; 95th percentile)
52.5 (0; 345)b,c 60.0 (0; 420)a 60 (0; 450)a .0045
2006
n = 1123
2007
n = 985
2008
n = 802
p Value
Behavioral characteristics n (%) n (%) n (%)
Physical activity goal (≥150 min per week) 257 (23.2) 275 (27.9) 258 (32.3) <.0001
Stages of change for exercise Pre/Contemplation 194 (19.6) 171 (20.7) 129 (20.1) .0039
Preparation 364 (36.8) 301 (36.4) 250 (38.9)
Action 180 (18.2) 199 (24.1) 137 (21.3)
Maintenance 251 (25.4) 155 (18.8) 126 (19.6)
Stages of change for diet Pre/Contemplation 148 (15.7) 137 (18.0) 115 (19.2) .0011
Preparation 222 (23.6) 212 (27.8) 153 (25.5)
Action 240 (25.5) 201 (26.4) 179 (29.8)
Maintenance 332 (35.2) 212 (27.8) 153 (25.5)
Stages of change for weight control Pre/Contemplation 235 (23.7) 223 (26.8) 165 (25.5) .4252
Action 557 (56.2) 465 (56.0) 357 (55.3)
Maintenance 199 (20.1) 143 (17.2) 124 (19.2)
Current smoker 199 (17.7) 203 (20.6) 198 (24.7) .0010
Aspirin use 841 (78.0) 724 (76.1) 583 (75.1) .3237
Clinical goal attainment at baseline n (%) n (%) n (%) p Value
BMI goal (<30 kg/m2) 204 (18.2) 180 (18.3) 163 (20.3) .4318
Waist goal (<40 inches male, <35 inches female) 72 (6.6) 69 (7.1) 65 (8.2) .3800
Blood pressure goal (<130/80 mmHg) 486 (43.3) 420 (42.6) 334 (41.8) .7913
HbA1c goal (<7%) 499 (44.4) 408 (41.5) 312 (39.0) .0523
HDL goal (>40 mg/dl male, >50 mg/ dl female) 367 (32.8) 320 (32.6) 273 (34.2) .7355
LDL goal (<100 mg/dl) 594 (54.6) 509 (52.9) 443 (57.7) .1369
Triglycerides goal (<150 mg/dl) 512 (45.7) 481 (48.9) 367 (45.8) .2789

Values are estimated differences from a linear mixed model or a generalized mixed model. BMI body mass index; HDL high-density lipoprotein; LDL low-density lipoprotein; SD standard deviation.

aSignificantly different from the mean of 2006 cohort at α = 0.017 (based on Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons).

bSignificantly different from the mean of 2007 cohort at α = 0.017 (based on Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons).

cSignificantly different from the mean of 2008 cohort at α = 0.017 (based on Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons).