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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participants in both study groups

From: Implementation of a lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes prevention in Dutch primary care: opportunities for intervention delivery

 

Intervention group

Usual care group

N

479

446

Sex (% Male)

39.0

37.0

Age (years)

58.4 ± 7.4

58.1 ± 7.3

Education

% Low

52.8

50.7

 

% Average

22.9

25.5

 

% High

24.3

23.8

Smoking

% Yes

18.6

16.2

 

% In the past

49.0

50.9

 

% No

32.4

32.9

FINDRISC-score (points)

14.6 ± 2.0

14.9 ± 2.0

Body mass index (kg/m2)

29.0 ± 4.5

28.6 ± 4.2

FPG (mmol/l)

5.6 ± 0.6

5.6 ± 0.5

2 h PG (mmol/l)

6.0 ± 1.8

6.1 ± 1.9

  1. Data are means ± SD unless otherwise indicated. * ; significant differences between groups as tested by either an independent samples t-test or a chi-square test. FPG = Fasting Plasma Glucose. 2 h PG = plasma glucose after two hours of oral glucose challenge. Low education = no education to lower vocational education. Average education = senior general secondary education to intermediate vocational education. High education = higher vocational education or university.