Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants by treatment arm
Characteristic | Control | Intervention |
|---|---|---|
Individual follow-up | Group follow-up | |
N | 221 (51) | 216 (49) |
Age (years) | 41.5 (11.4) | 40.1 (12.0) |
Gender | ||
Male | 127 (57.5%) | 108 (50%) |
Female | 94 (42.5%) | 108 (50%) |
Marital status | ||
Married/cohabiting | 106 (59.6%) | 130 (65%) |
Other | 72 (40.4%) | 70 (35%) |
Education status | ||
Completed 3rd level | 96 (55.2%) | 82 (41.6%) |
Other | 78 (44.8%) | 115 (58.4%) |
Employment status | ||
Employed | 136 (76.4%) | 141 (70.1%) |
Retired | 6 (3.4%) | 5 (2.5%) |
Other | 36 (20.2%) | 55 (27.5%) |
Years since diagnosis | 16.3 (11.2) | 15.5 (10.4) |
Baseline BMI (kg/m2) | 26.3 (4.3) | 25.8 (4.0) |
Baseline HbA1c (%) | 8.2 (1.3) | 8.4 (1.4) |
Baseline HbA1c (mmol/mol) | 66 (9.1) | 68 (9.8) |
Smoking status | ||
Smoker | 37 (20.6%) | 42 (20.8%) |
Non-smoker | 143 (79.4%) | 160 (79.2%) |
Comorbidity status | 75 (43%) | 64 (33%) |
Selected comorbidity status | ||
Heart disease | 4 (2%) | 8 (4%) |
High blood pressure | 32 (18%) | 10 (5%) |
Chest/lung disease | 3 (2%) | 9 (5%) |