Changes of Physical Function and Quality of Life in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes after Exercise Training in a Municipality or a Hospital Setting

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of 72 patients with T2DM stratified by rehabilitation sites.

Variables	Municipality ()	Hospital ()
Sex (m/f)	12/14	27/19	0.305
Age (years)			0.005
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.054
Employed (yes/no)	1/25	13/31	0.009
Chair stand test (no.)			0.013
Complications
Nephropathy	2 (7.7%)	15 (32.6%)	0.017
Arthritis	9 (34.6%)	12 (26.1%)	0.444
Neuropathy	4 (15.4%)	22 (47.8%)	0.006
Cardiovascular disease	9 (34.6%)	22 (47.8%)	0.227
HbA1c (mmol/mol)			<0.001
SF-36 (0-100)
Physical function			0.854
Role physical			0.995
Bodily pain			0.555
General health			0.597
Vitality			0.922
Social function			0.838
Role emotional			0.344
Mental health			0.963

Data are presented as the or as (%).