Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study groups.
| Demographic characteristics | Intervention group (n=103) | Control group (n=99) |
| Women, n (%) | 76 (73.8) | 68 (69) |
| Weight (kg), mean (SD) | 85.71 (21.47) | 85.93 (22.02) |
| Hemoglobin A1c (%), mean (SD) | 5.94 (0.18) | 5.93 (0.19) |
| Height (m), mean (SD) | 1.66 (0.08) | 1.66 (0.09) |
| BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) | 31.25 (6.43) | 30.94 (7.23) |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 55.69 (13.63) | 57.54 (12.45) |