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Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2021 Jun 1;83(5):440–448. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000930

Table 1b.

Population Characteristics in Look AHEAD Genetic Sub-cohort for those completed Cardiorespiratory Fitness test (n=2,675)

Characteristic Total
(n=2,675)
DSE
(n=1,308)
ILI
(n=1,367)
Women (%) 1480 (55.3) 709 (54.2) 771 (56.4)
Ethnicity (%)
 African American/Black 416 (15.6) 198 (15.1) 218 (15.9)
 American Indian/Alaskan native 10 (0.4) 3 (0.2) 7 (0.5)
 Asian/Pacific Islander 23 (0.9) 9 (0.7) 14 (1.0)
 White 1,989 (74.4) 975 (74.5) 1,014 (74.2)
 Other 237 (8.9) 132 (9.4) 114 (8.3)
 Hispanic (%) 186 (7.8) 94 (7.2) 92 (6.7)
rs6265 near BDNF (%)
 GG 1,889 (70.6) 928 (70.9) 961 (70.3)
 GA 704 (26.3) 340 (26.0) 364 (26.6)
 AA 82 (3.1) 40 (3.1) 42 (3.1)
rs7279064 near C18orf2 (%)
 TT 1,279 (47.8) 652 (49.8) 627 (45.9)
 TG 1,097 (41.0) 522 (39.9) 575 (42.1)
 GG 299 (11.2) 134 (10.2) 165 (12.1)
rs978656 near DNAPTP6 (%)
 AA 83 (3.1) 42 (3.2) 41 (3.0)
 GA 712 (26.6) 346 (26.5) 366 (26.8)
 GG 1,880 (70.3) 920 (70.3) 960 (70.2)
rs10887741 near PAPSS2 (%)
 CC 335 (12.5) 176 (13.5) 159 (11.6)
 TC 1,118 (44.4) 577 (44.1) 611 (44.7)
 TT 1,152 (43.1) 555 (42.4) 597 (43.7)
Age (year) 58.81 ± 6.67 58.73 ± 6.59 58.89 ± 6.74
Body mass index (kg·m−2)
 Baseline 35.84 ± 5.77 35.72 ± 5.57 35.94 ± 5.96
 Year 1 34.00 ± 5.96 35.42 ± 5.68 32.64 ± 5.92 a
 Year 4 34.79 ± 6.10 35.32 ± 5.97 34.29 ± 6.19 a
Cardiorespiratory Fitness (MET)
 Baseline 5.21 ± 1.53 5.20 ± 1.55 5.21 ± 1.51
 Year 1 5.86 ± 1.87 5.45 ± 1.66 6.25 ± 1.97 a
 Year 4 5.25 ± 1.70 5.09 ± 1.59 5.40 ± 1.77a
Polygenic Score of Physical Activity 5.38 ± 1.64 5.31 ± 1.64 5.44 ± 1.65 b

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; DSE, diabetes support and education; ILI, intensive lifestyle intervention; PGS, polygenic score; DNAPTP6, DNA polymerase trans activated protein 6 gene; PAPSS2, 3’-phosphoadenosine 5’-phosphosulfate synthase 2 gene; C18orf2, chromosome 18 open reading frame 2 gene; and BDNF, Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor gene

a

p<0.001 (DSE vs ILI)

b

p=0.042 (DSE vs ILI)