Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients that were followed up at 6 months, by T2DM status at baseline.
| Variable (mean ± SD or %) | T2DM (n = 83) |
Without T2DM (n = 64) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 52.8 ± 13.2 | 48.7 ± 13.7 | 0.068 |
| Females (%) | 73.5 | 67.2 | 0.41 |
| Caucasian ethnicity (%) | 72.3 | 75.0 | 0.71 |
| Weight (kg) | 137.4 ± 25.1 | 148.8 ± 37.8 | 0.038 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 50.0 ± 7.4 | 53.0 ± 11.0 | 0.066 |
| Previous bariatric surgery (%) | 4.2 | 9.5 | 0.27 |
| In paid employment (%) | 31.3 | 26.6 | 0.53 |
| Exercise class participation (%) | 50.6 | 60.9 | 0.21 |
| Hypertension (%) | 78.3 | 57.8 | <0.01 |
| Dyslipidaemia (%) | 80.7 | 45.3 | <0.001 |
| CKD grade 3 or below (%) | 15.2 | 13.6 | 0.79 |
| Cardiovascular disease (%) | 24.1 | 15.6 | 0.21 |
| Fatty liver disease (%) | 72.3 | 78.1 | 0.42 |
| Obstructive sleep apnoea (%) | 50.6 | 46.9 | 0.65 |
| Gastroesophageal reflux disease (%) | 47.0 | 46.0 | 0.91 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 4.2 ± 1.1 | 4.6 ± 1.0 | 0.038 |
| Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 2.3 ± 1.4 | 1.5 ± 0.7 | <0.001 |
| HDL (mmol/L) | 1.1 ± 0.3 | 1.2 ± 0.3 | 0.46 |
| LDL (mmol/L) | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 2.7 ± 0.9 | 0.002 |
| ALT (IU/L) | 30.7 ± 13.9 | 29.1 ± 15.9 | 0.55 |