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 5

Baseline characteristics of completers vs. dropouts.

Variables	Completers ()	Dropouts ()
Sex (m/f)	29/22	10/11	0.474
Age (years)			0.059
HbA1c (mmol/mol)^bc			0.222
Weight (kg)			0.236
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.328
Employed	9 (17.6%)	5 (23.8%)	0.420
Complications
Nephropathy	13 (25.5%)	4 (19.0%)	0.558
Arthritis	13 (25.5%)	8 (38.1%)	0.285
Neuropathy	16 (31.4%)	10 (47.6%)	0.192
Cardiovascular disease	24 (47.0%)	7 (33.3%)	0.285
CST (no.)			0.135
SF-36 (0-100)
Physical function^bc			0.043
Role physical^bc			0.025
Bodily pain^bc			0.040
General health^fc			0.002
Vitality^bc			0.001
Social function^bc			0.013
Role emotional^acd			0.006
Mental health^bc			0.002

Data are presented as the or (%). CST: 30 sec chair stand test. Completers of the municipality group: ^a. Completers of the hospital group: ^b and ^d. Dropouts of the hospital group: ^c.