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Baseline characteristics of completers and non-completers |
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| Characteristic |
Completers (n = 237) mean (SD) |
Non-completers (n = 74) mean (SD) |
P value |
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| Age (yr) |
56.7 (8.7) |
57.2 (9.5) |
0.705 |
| Weight (kg) |
91.7 (17.7) |
95.3 (19.6) |
0.145 |
| Body-mass index (kg/m2) |
33.5 (5.9) |
34.7 (6.9) |
0.144 |
| Waist circumference (cm) |
104.9 (13.0) |
109.6 (14.9) |
0.009 |
| Hip circumference (cm) |
115.7 (12.5) |
117.6 (13.9) |
0.257 |
| Plasma glucose (mmol/l) |
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| Fasting |
5.53 (0.54) |
5.46 (0.51) |
0.298 |
| 2 Hr oral glucose challenge |
6.71 (1.68) |
6.61 (1.72) |
0.644 |
| Serum lipids (mmol/l) |
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| Total cholesterol |
5.67 (1.15) |
5.42 (0.98) |
0.102 |
| Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
3.44 (0.99) |
3.25 (0.80) |
0.097 |
| High-density lipoprotein cholesterol |
1.34 (0.37) |
1.26 (0.34) |
0.082 |
| Triglycerides |
1.94 (1.05) |
2.02 (1.14) |
0.569 |
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) |
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| Systolic |
132.1 (17.1) |
135.0 (18.8) |
0.216 |
| Diastolic |
81.0 (9.9) |
82.6 (11.7) |
0.265 |
| HADS anxiety |
3.6 (3.3) |
5.4 (4.0) |
<0.0005 |
| HADS depression |
2.8 (2.9) |
4.1 (3.9) |
0.014 |
| Kessler 10 (psychological distress) |
15.3 (5.4) |
19.0 (8.0) |
<0.0005 |
| SF-36 v2 |
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| Physical functioning |
78.3 (18.6) |
66.3 (26.3) |
0.001 |
| Role limitation physical |
78.6 (22.4) |
67.3 (29.6) |
0.008 |
| Bodily pain |
63.0 (23.9) |
57.8 (27.5) |
0.107 |
| General health perception |
65.9 (18.6) |
61.0 (18.9) |
0.034 |
| Vitality |
56.4 (19.2) |
50.1 (23.8) |
0.023 |
| Social functioning |
83.2 (20.3) |
75.2 (27.3) |
0.055 |
| Role limitation emotional |
85.4 (21.0) |
76.9 (27.3) |
0.026 |
| Mental health |
75.7 (17.0) |
66.5 (20.5) |
<0.0005 |
| Years of education |
12.1 (3.4) |
10.7 (3.1) |
0.002 |
Laatikainen et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:249 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-249 |
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