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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 22.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Heart Fail. 2020 Jun 5;13(6):e006685. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.119.006685

Table 1.

Sex-Specific Characteristics of Participants (n=411) at Randomization, End of Study, and 5-y Follow-Up (Table view)

TODAY Randomization (2004–2009) TODAY End of Study (2010–2011) TODAY 5-y Follow-Up (2015–2016)
Women Men Women Men Women Men
266 145 266 145 266 145
Race/ethnicity, %
 Non-Hispanic white 18.4 21.4 18.4 21.4 18.4 21.4
 Non-Hispanic black 38.0 29.0 38.0 29.0 38.0 29.0
 Hispanic 36.1 44.8 36.1 44.8 36.1 44.8
 Other 7.5 4.8 7.5 4.8 7.5 4.8
Education, %
 Less than high school ... ... ... ... 10.9 10.3
 Completed high school or GED 75.9 75.9
 Attended college 13.2 13.8
Total annual income
 <$25 000 ... ... ... ... 84.4 74.4
 $25 000–$49 999 15.2 19.2
 ≥$50 000 0.5 6.4
Age, y 13.5 (2.0) 14.4 (1.9) 18.1 (2.5) 19.1 (2.3) 23.0 (2.5) 24.0 (2.3)
Diabetes mellitus duration, y 0.7 (0.5) 0.6 (0.5) 4.8 (1.5) 4.9 (1.5) 9.6 (1.6) 9.8 (1.5)
Body mass index, kg/m2 34.6 (7.6) 35.5 (8.3) 37.0 (8.3) 36.8 (9.0) 36.5 (8.3) 35.7 (8.7)
HbA1c, % 6.0 (0.8) 5.9 (0.7) 7.8 (2.5) 8.3 (3.0) 9.4 (3.1) 9.9 (3.2)
Blood pressure
 Systolic, mm Hg 109.9 (10.0) 116.6 (10.8) 113.6 (11.1) 121.0 (11.3) 117.6 (11.9) 125.3 (13.5)
 Diastolic, mm Hg 65.4 (8.3) 67.4 (7.7) 69.1 (9.1) 71.6 (9.5) 74.0 (9.7) 77.3 (11.5)
 Medication use, % 4.5 6.9 22.9 33.8 27.1 42.1
Smoking, % 3.4 2.8 12.7 22.6 24.1 24.1
Failed to maintain glycemic control, % ... ... 42.9 53.1 66.5 69.7
Heart rate, bpm ... ... 76.5 (12.5) 75.4 (12.8) 75.7 (12.5) 75.4 (14.2)

Data are mean (SD) or percentage. Information on education attainment and income was collected from the participants during TODAY follow-up. GED indicates general education diploma; HbA1c, Hemoglobin A1c; and TODAY, Treatment Options for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Adolescents and Youth.