Table 1.

Dropout comparison of baseline characteristics.

	Women		Men
	Dropout	Follow-up	Dropout	Follow-up
n	214	170	234	148
Age (years)	52.6±20.9	54.7±14.0	51.1±20.6	57.6±15.2**
Weight (kg)	67.7±11.8	68.1±10.8	81.1±12.9	83.7±11.6*
Height (cm)	164.5±7.0	163.8±6.7	176.3±8.0	176.3±6.8
BMI (kg/m2)	25.1±4.4	25.4±4.0	26.11±3.8	26.9±3.4*

Data is mean ± SD. Dropouts did not return for the follow-up.

^**Significant differences between dropouts and follow-ups for p<0.001 evaluated by unpaired t-test.

^*Significant differences between dropouts and follow-ups for p<0.05 evaluated by unpaired t-test.