Demographic and baseline characteristics of the study population (N=2843)
| Baseline characteristic | Study population (N=2843) |
| Mean±SD age (median; IQR), years | 48.7±8.6 (50.7; 43.6–55.6) |
| Male/female, n (%) | 1076 (37.8)/1767 (62.2) |
| Mean±SD weight (median; IQR), kg | 91.0±14.1 (90.0; 82.0–99.5) |
| Mean±SD BMI (median; IQR), kg/m2 | 32.0±4.6 (31.8; 29.2–34.6) |
| Mean±SD waist circumference (median; IQR), cm | 98.4±12.4 (98.0; 90.0–105.0) |
| Comorbid condition | |
| According to the nature of the comorbidity, n (%)* | |
| Hypertension | 1642 (57.8) |
| Overweight/obesity | 2298 (80.8) |
| Elevated cholesterol | 2122 (74.6) |
| T2DM† | 477 (16.8) |
| According to the number of comorbidities, n (%) | |
| 1 | 580 (20.4) |
| 2 | 1112 (39.1) |
| 3 | 869 (30.6) |
| 4 | 282 (9.9) |
Percentages are calculated as n/N.
*Patients may have more than one comorbid condition.
†In this study, mean±SD haemoglobin A1c level at baseline was 6.1%±1.4% (this parameter was available in 843 subjects).
BMI, body mass index;IQR, interquartile range;; SD, standard deviation; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.