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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Initiation of once daily insulin detemir is not associated with weight gain in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: results from an observational study

 

Total cohort

Body mass index (BMI) at baseline

BMI <25

25 ≤ BMI < 30

30 ≤ BMI < 35

BMI ≥ 35

N (%)

17,374

3,534 (20.8%)

6,811 (40.1%)

4,218 (24.9%)

2,405 (14.2%)

Age (years)

62 ± 12

62 ± 12

62 ± 12

62 ± 11

60 ± 11

Male (%)

53%

55%

58%

52%

39%

Weight (kg)

80.8 ± 17.6

62.8 ± 8.5

76.4 ± 9.2

88.6 ± 11.0

104.5 ± 15.6

BMI (kg/m2)

29.2 ± 5.3

22.8 ± 1.7

27.4 ± 1.4

32.1 ± 1.4

38.8 ± 3.3

Waist circumference (cm)

99.3 ± 15.1

85.3 ± 9.0

96.0 ± 9.7

107.3 ± 9.4

119.5 ± 12.4

Hip circumference (cm)

104.0 ± 13.4

94.5 ± 8.0

102.3 ± 8.4

110.7 ± 9.7

123.3 ± 14.0

Waist:hip ratio

0.94 ± 0.11

0.90 ± 0.09

0.93 ± 0.08

0.97 ± 0.10

0.98 ± 0.13

Blood pressure (mmHg)

     

Systolic

136 ± 17

131 ± 16

135 ± 16

139 ± 16

140 ± 18

Diastolic

81 ± 10

78 ± 9

81 ± 9

82 ± 10

82 ± 11

FBG (mmol/L)

10.3 ± 3.1

9.8 ± 3.0

10.0 ± 2.9

10.4 ± 3.1

10.8 ± 3.1

HbA1c (%)

8.9 ± 1.6

8.7 ± 1.8

8.8 ± 1.5

9.0 ± 1.5

9.1 ± 1.5

Lipd profile (mmol/L)

     

  Total cholesterol

5.1 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 1.1

5.1 ± 1.2

5.1 ± 1.2

5.0 ± 1.2

  HDL

1.2 ± 0.4

1.3 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

1.2 ± 0.3

  LDL

2.9 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 0.9

3.0 ± 1.0

2.9 ± 1.0

2.8 ± 1.0

  Triglycerides

2.1 ± 1.2

1.8 ± 1.2

2.1 ± 1.2

2.2 ± 1.2

2.4 ± 1.2

Duration of Diabetes (years)

10 ± 7

10 ± 8

10 ± 7

10 ± 7

9 ± 7

Duration of OHA treatment

8 ± 7

9 ± 8

8 ± 6

8 ± 6

8 ± 7

Number of OHAs

     

  1 OHA

29.9%

33.7%

30.3%

26.8%

26.9%

  2 OHAs

54.1%

50.4%

54.8%

56.7%

54.2%

  >2 OHAs

16.0%

15.8%

14.9%

16.5%

18.9%

  1. Continuous measures are shown as mean ± standard deviation.