Research Article
Impact of Regular Exercise and Attempted Weight Loss on Quality of Life among Adults with and without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Table 1
Characteristics of SHIELD respondents with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus reporting exercising regularly or trying to lose weight.
| | Exercised regularly | Tried to lose weight | | Characteristics | T2DM() | No DM() | T2DM() | No DM() |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 63.1 (11.9) | 56.3 (16.1) | 58.3 (12.0) | 53.7 (15.2) | | Women, % | 50 | 54 | 64 | 65 | | White, % | 87 | 90 | 86 | 90 | | Income, % with ≤35,000/year | 44 | 31 | 52 | 40 | | Education, % with no more than a high school degree | 28 | 19 | 35 | 27 | | Baseline weight, lbs, mean (SD) | 197.4 (49.6) | 178.0 (41.4) | 225.4 (56.6) | 201.7 (48.0) | | Normal weight (BMI 25.0 kg/) | 17 | 35 | 4 | 12 | | Overweight(BMI = 25.0−29.9 kg/) | 39 | 36 | 23 | 31 | | Obese (BMI 30 kg/) | 44 | 29 | 73 | 57 |
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for comparison of T2DM versus No DM; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus, DM = diabetes mellitus, BMI = body mass index
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