Research Article

Class 3 Obesity in a Multidisciplinary Metabolic Weight Management Program: The Effect of Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes on 6-Month Weight Loss

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients that were followed up at 6 months, by T2DM status at baseline.

Variable ( or %)T2DM
()
Without T2DM () value

Age (years)0.068
Females (%)73.567.20.41
Caucasian ethnicity (%)72.375.00.71
Weight (kg)0.038
BMI (kg/m2)0.066
Previous bariatric surgery (%)4.29.50.27
In paid employment (%)31.326.60.53
Exercise class participation (%)50.660.90.21
Hypertension (%)78.357.8<0.01
Dyslipidaemia (%)80.745.3<0.001
CKD grade 3 or below (%)15.213.60.79
Cardiovascular disease (%)24.115.60.21
Fatty liver disease (%)72.378.10.42
Obstructive sleep apnoea (%)50.646.90.65
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (%)47.046.00.91
Cholesterol (mmol/L)0.038
Triglycerides (mmol/L)<0.001
HDL (mmol/L)0.46
LDL (mmol/L)0.002
ALT (IU/L)0.55