Table 1 Characteristic of the patients followed at one year after 18-month intervention trial.
Characteristics | TDD (n = 35) | LCD (n = 36) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 63.2 ± | 6.8 | 63.3 ± | 10.9 | 0.951 |
Age < 65 | 20 | 57.10% | 16 | 44.40% | |
Age ≥ 65 | 15 | 42.90% | 20 | 55.60% | |
Sex (female) | 23 | 65.70% | 23 | 63.90% | 0.872 |
Education (years) | 10.7 ± | 4.5 | 11.5 ± | 4.1 | 0.459 |
Marital status (single or widow) | 7 | 20% | 12 | 33.30% | 0.205 |
Smoker | 9 | 25.70% | 8 | 22.20% | 0.73 |
Alcohol use | 12 | 34.30% | 12 | 33.40% | 0.932 |
BMI ≥ 24(kg/m2) | 25 | 71.40% | 29 | 80.60% | 0.368 |
Hypertension | 26 | 74.30% | 26 | 72.20% | 0.844 |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 10 | ±7.2 | 10.4 ± | 8 | 0.819 |
Family history of diabetes | 25 | 71.40% | 28 | 77.80% | 0.539 |
Diabetic treatment | |||||
No medication | 1 | 2.90% | 2 | 5.60% | 0.674 |
OHA | 28 | 80% | 30 | 83.30% | |
Insulin or (OHA with insulin) | 6 | 17.10% | 4 | 11.10% | |
Statin medication | 18 | 51.40% | 17 | 47.20% | 0.723 |
Fibrate medication | 3 | 8.60% | 0 | 0 | 0.115 |
