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

for comparison of T2DM versus No DM; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus, DM = diabetes mellitus, BMI = body mass index