A Novel Multidisciplinary Intervention for Long-Term Weight Loss and Glycaemic Control in Obese Patients with Diabetes

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients enrolled in the diabetes clinic (DC) and Metabolic Rehabilitation Program (MRP).

	National guideline targets	MRP	DC	value
Gender		Female 55%	Female 51%	0.85
		Male 45%	Male 49%
Mean age (years)				0.002
Weight (kg)				0.78
BMI (kg/m^2)	20–25			0.59
HbA1c
(%)	≤7%; (range 6.5–7.5)			0.56
(mmol/mol)	≤53; (range 48–58)
Duration of diabetes	≤10 years	21 (27.3%)	21 (27.3%)	0.74
	10 years	19 (24.7%)	19 (24.7%)
SBP (mmHg)	<130			0.12
DBP (mmHg)	<80			0.51
HDL (mM)	≥1			0.29
LDL (mM)	<2.5			0.90
Triglycerides (mM)	<2			0.66

National guidelines are based on [15]. Values are shown as means (±SD). Significance is set at and highlighted by asterisk ().
HbA1c, serum glycosylated haemoglobin expressed as % and mmol/mol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.