Influence of Weight Loss, Body Composition, and Lifestyle Behaviors on Plasma Adipokines: A Randomized Weight Loss Trial in Older Men and Women with Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Table 1
Baseline demographics and medical history for participants categorized as total completers, dropouts, or incomplete data, and completers by randomized group.
Variable
Total completers
Dropouts or incomplete data
Weight stable
Weight loss
Age, years
69.3 (0.9)
69.8 (0.8)
69.3 (1.3)
69.3 (1.3)
Weight, kg
101.2 (2.4)
92.9 (2.5)*
101.8 (3.0)
102.6 (4.8)
Body mass index, kg/m2
35.0 (0.6)
34.0 (0.7)
34.9 (0.8)
35.7 (1.3)
Maximal work capacity, estimated METS
5.8 (0.2)
5.6 (0.2)
5.9 (0.2)
6.0 (0.2)
Gender, women (%)
52.9 (7.0)
77.8 (7.0)*
52.0 (10.2)
53.9 (10.0)
Race, white (%)
88.0 (5.6)
80.6 (6.7)
96.0 (4.0)
80.0 (8.2)
Experience chest pain, shortness of breath, other breathing difficulties, yes (%)
20.4 (5.8)
29.4 (8.0)
16.7 (7.8)
24.0 (8.7)
Experience injuries or falls, yes (%)
10.0 (4.3)
17.7 (6.6)
8.0 (5.5)
12.0 (6.6)
Has a doctor ever told you that you had any of the following? yes (%)
Angina
10.4 (4.4)
8.6 (4.8)
4.3 (4.3)
16.0 (7.5)
Congestive heart failure
0.0 (0.0)
0.0 (0.0)
0.0 (0.0)
0.0 (0.0)
Palpitations, irregular heartbeat, or heart surgery
22.5 (6.0)
14.7 (6.1)
20.0 (8.2)
25.0 (9.0)
Heart attack
6.0 (3.4)
5.7 (4.0)
4.0 (4.0)
8.0 (5.5)
High blood pressure
65.3 (6.9)
52.9 (8.7)
64.0 (9.8)
66.7 (9.8)
Cancer
22.0 (5.9)
17.7 (6.6)
24.0 (8.7)
20.0 (8.1)
Diabetes
20.0 (5.7)
18.2 (6.8)
16.0 (7.5)
24.0 (8.7)
Emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, breathing difficulties, or lung problems
19.2 (5.8)
23.5 (7.4)
24.0 (8.7)
13.6 (7.5)
Kidney disease
2.0 (2.0)
8.6 (4.8)
0.0 (0.0)
4.0 (4.0)
Poor circulation of your legs or leg cramping when walking
12.0 (4.6)
21.9 (7.4)
8.0 (5.5)
16.0 (7.5)
Stroke or TIA
4.0 (2.8)
2.9 (2.9)
4.0 (4.0)
4.0 (4.0)
Values are presented as means (standard error of mean).
*Indicates for comparison between total completers column and dropouts or incomplete data column.
