Baseline characteristics of 325 subjects undertaking very low calorie diet programme between 1993 and 1998 in South Devon, UK
| Whole cohort n=325 | Type 2 diabetes baseline n=44 | Developed diabetes or IFG n=61 | No diabetes baseline or follow-up n=220 | P value DM vs no DM at baseline | |
| Age years mean (SD) | 47.8 (12.8) | 53.2 (12.1) | 49.2 (12.0) | 46.7 (13.0) | 0.0034 |
| Gender % F/M | 79.1/20.9 | 65.9 | 78.5 | 92.8 | 0.1 |
| BMI kg/m2 mean (SD) | 36.1 (6.8) | 38.2 (6.9) | 38.2 (7.2) | 35.1 (6.4) | 0.003 |
| Weight kg mean (SD) | 97.9 (19) | 105.6 (26.6) | 102.0 (21.5) | 95.7 (17.1) | 0.0037 |
BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; IFG, impaired fasting glucose.