Table 1.
Select baseline physical and demographic characteristics for youth and adults by treatment group in the three protocols
| Youth | Adult medication | Adult surgery | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G/M (n = 44) | MET (n = 47) | G/M (n = 67) | L+M (n = 68) | MET (n = 65) | PLAC (n = 62) | LB (n = 44) | MET (n = 44) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||||
| Age (years) | 14.9 ± 2.0 | 13.9 ± 2.1* | 53.5 ± 9.3 | 54.0 ± 8.1 | 55.2 ± 8.2 | 52.9 ± 9.9 | 47.5 ± 10.2 | 50.6 ± 9.2 |
| Female, n (%) | 27 (61.4) | 38 (80.9) | 23 (34.3) | 29 (42.6) | 37 (56.9) | 24 (38.7) | 34 (77.3) | 35 (79.5) |
| Race/ethnicity, n (%) | ||||||||
| White | 13 (29.5) | 12 (25.5) | 37 (55.2) | 40 (58.8) | 34 (52.3) | 27 (43.5) | 15 (34.1) | 10 (22.7) |
| Black | 14 (31.8) | 9 (19.1) | 21 (31.3) | 20 (29.4) | 19 (29.2) | 20 (32.3) | 7 (15.9) | 9 (20.5) |
| Hispanic | 14 (31.8) | 20 (42.6) | 5 (7.5) | 6 (8.8) | 6 (9.2) | 10 (16.1) | 19 (43.2) | 21 (47.7) |
| Other | 3 (6.8) | 6 (12.8) | 4 (6.0) | 2 (2.9) | 6 (9.2) | 5 (8.1) | 3 (6.8) | 4 (9.1) |
| Weight (kg) | 102.0 ± 25.7 | 97.7 ± 23.0 | 104.4 ± 20.0 | 104.2 ± 21.0 | 98.1 ± 18.6 | 101.3 ± 19.6 | 97.5 ± 12.1 | 96.1 ± 10.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 36.5 ± 6.4 | 36.9 ± 6.4 | 35.0 ± 5.9 | 35.6 ± 5.8 | 35.0 ± 5.1 | 34.4 ± 6.1 | 35.7 ± 2.8 | 35.0 ± 2.9 |
| Glycemic characteristics | ||||||||
| IGT, n (%) | 26 (59.1) | 28 (59.6) | 50 (74.6) | 49 (72.1) | 49 (75.4) | 44 (71.0) | 26 (59.1) | 28 (63.6) |
| Fasting glucose (mmol/L) | 5.96 ± 0.78 | 6.06 ± 1.09 | 6.22 ± 0.74 | 6.11 ± 0.50 | 6.21 ± 0.67 | 6.10 ± 0.57 | 6.19 ± 0.75 | 6.10 ± 0.70 |
| HbA1c (mol/mmol) | 39.2 ± 6.5 | 38.6 ± 6.3 | 39.9 ± 3.6 | 38.6 ± 4.3 | 39.5 ± 4.3 | 39.3 ± 4.8 | 41.2 ± 4.6 | 40.1 ± 4.5 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.73 ± 0.60 | 5.68 ± 0.57 | 5.80 ± 0.33 | 5.69 ± 0.39 | 5.77 ± 0.40 | 5.75 ± 0.44 | 5.92 ± 0.42 | 5.82 ± 0.41 |
Data are mean ± SD unless otherwise indicated. Other for race/ethnicity includes mixed, Asian, American Indian, and other.
*
P < 0.05 MET vs. G/M.