Table 2.
Sociodemographic, clinical, and anthropometric characteristics of the participants.
| Characteristics | Total | Completers | Noncompleters | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 93 | 54 | 39 | |
| Gender‡ | 1.00 | |||
| Female | 75 (80.6) | 44 (81.5) | 31 (79.5) | |
| Male | 18 (19.4) | 10 (18.5) | 8 (20.5) | |
| Age (years)† | 39.5 ± 11.2 | 40.1 ± 10.5 | 38.6 ± 12.1 | 0.54 |
| Read in Spanish (yes)‡ | 86 (92.5) | 50 (92.5) | 36 (92.3) | 1.00 |
| Little | 4 (4.3) | 2 (3.7) | 2 (5.1) | |
| Write in Spanish (yes)‡ | 83 (89.3) | 49 (90.7) | 34 (87.1) | 0.22 |
| Little | 5 (5.4) | 1 (1.85) | 4 (10.3) | |
| Scholarship‡ | 0.59 | |||
| Primary | 27 (29.1) | 13 (24.1) | 14 (35.9) | |
| Secondary school | 36 (38.7) | 21 (38.9) | 15 (38.5) | |
| High school | 15 (16.1) | 10 (18.5) | 5 (12.8) | |
| University | 15 (16.1) | 10 (18.5) | 5 (12.8) | |
| Civil status‡ | 0.008 | |||
| Single, widower or separate | 31 (33.3) | 24 (44.4) | 7 (18.0) | |
| Married or free union | 62 (66.7) | 30 (55.6) | 32 (82.0) | |
| Overweight‡ | 28 (30.1) | 19 (35.2) | 9 (23.1) | 0.25 |
| Obesity‡ | 65 (69.9) | 35 (64.8) | 30 (76.9) | 0.25 |
| Central obesity‡ | 92 (98.9) | 53 (98.2) | 39 (100.0) | 1.00 |
| Previous diagnosis of HT‡ | 13 (14.0) | 8 (14.8) | 5 (12.8) | 1.00 |
| Family history of diabetes‡ | 85 (91.4) | 49 (90.7) | 36 (92.3) | 0.33 |
| T2D risk (FINDRISC)‡ | 0.51 | |||
| Moderate risk | 33 (35.5) | 21 (38.9) | 12 (30.8) | |
| High and very high risk | 60 (64.5) | 33 (61.1) | 27 (69.2) | |
| Body weight (kg)† | 85.9 ± 14.6 | 85.0 ± 13.5 | 87.1 ± 16.1 | 0.50 |
| WC (cm)† | 104.4 ± 10.6 | 103.3 ± 10.1 | 106.0 ± 11.3 | 0.23 |
| BMI (kg/m2)† | 33.2 ± 5.2 | 32.6 ± 4.6 | 34.1 ± 6.0 | 0.17 |
| Body fat (%)† | 36.1 ± 5.2 | 36.2 ± 4.7 | 36.0 ± 5.8 | 0.90 |
| SBP (mmHg)† | 115.7 ± 13.0 | 116.6 ± 11.0 | 114.5 ± 15.5 | 0.45 |
| DBP (mmHg)† | 73.3 ± 9.4 | 73.6 ± 8.6 | 72.8 ± 10.5 | 0.67 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL)† | 169.0 ± 30.8 | 173.1 ± 33.2 | 163.3 ± 26.6 | 0.13 |
| LDL-c (mg/dL)† | 102.9 ± 25.9 | 104.9 ± 27.1 | 100.0 ± 24.2 | 0.38 |
| HDL-c (mg/dL)† | 36.8 ± 7.4 | 37.1 ± 7.7 | 36.3 ± 7.0 | 0.59 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL)† | 155.7 ± 87.7 | 159.1 ± 75.2 | 151.1 ± 103.4 | 0.66 |
| Fasting glucose (mg/dL)† | 109.6 ± 26.2 | 110 ± 28.9 | 108.7 ± 22.4 | 0.77 |
| Physical activity (min/wk)¥ | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0 (0, 0) | 0.29 |
WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure. ‡Expressed as n (%). †Expressed as the mean ± SD. ¥Expressed as the median and interquartile ranges. p value: t-test for independent samples (normally distributed variables); Mann–Whitney test (variables with nonnormal distribution); χ2 test and Fisher's exact tests (categorical variables).