Meal Replacements for Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes in a Community Setting

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of subjects enrolled and subjects who completed 6 months.

Baseline characteristics	All randomized; 𝑛=115	6-Month completers; 𝑁=81
Age (yr)	60.9	61.7
Women/men	49/66	30/50
Height (m)	1.71	1.71
Weight (kg)	100.8	100.7
BMI (kg/m^2)	34.4	33.7*
HbA1c (%)	6.9	6.8
Alcohol consumers (%)	53	54
Smokers (%)	7	6
Exercise (%)	70	74
No diabetes medication (%)	25	17
Insulin (%)	14	8
1 drug (%)	37	22
2 drugs (%)	41	27
3 drugs (%)	9	5
4 drugs (%)	1	1
Antihypertensive drugs (%)	82	55
Cholesterol-lowering drugs (%)	75	52

Data are mean ± SD.
* 𝑃<0.05.