Research Article
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/m2) | | | 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 |
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Data are presented as the or as (%). |