Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patient enrolled in the MPR and comparison of predictors of completer and non-completers
Patients | All (N = 219) | Non- Completers (n = 78) | Completers (n = 141) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 52 (14) | 47 (15) | 55 (13) | < 0.001 |
Gender, male | 96 (44%) | 37 (47%) | 59 (42%) | 0.42 |
Distance from clinic, km | 19 (14) | 22 (14) | 17 (14) | 0.018 |
Weight, kg | 140 (38) | 143 (40) | 139 (37) | 0.48 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 50 (11) | 50 (12) | 49 (11) | 0.58 |
 Obese class II (BMI ≥35.00 to 39.99) | 37 (17%) | 12 (15%) | 25 (18%) | 0.66 |
 Obese class III (BMI ≥40.00) | 182 (83%) | 66 (85%) | 116 (82%) | |
Waist circumference, cm (n = 202) | 136 (19) | 137 (21) | 136 (18) | 0.79 |
Smoking status | 0.86 | |||
 Never smoked | 142 (65%) | 50 (64%) | 90 (65%) |  |
 Current smoker | 22 (10%) | 7 (9%) | 15 (11%) |  |
 Previous smoker | 55 (25%) | 21 (27%) | 34 (24%) |  |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 128 (16) | 127 (16) | 129 (16) | 0.42 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 76 (13) | 76 (11) | 76 (14) | 0.86 |
Depression | 57 (26%) | 22 (28%) | 35 (25%) | 0.59 |
Anxiety | 9 (4.1%) | 1 (1.3%) | 8 (5.7%) | 0.16 |
OSA (n = 218) | 113 (52%) | 33 (42%) | 80 (57%) | 0.050 |
CPAP (n = 218) | 49 (23%) | 9 (12%) | 40 (28%) | 0.005 |
Diabetes (n = 218) | 141 (65%) | 44 (56%) | 97 (69%) | 0.057 |
No. of years since diagnosis of diabetes (n = 140) | 7.8 (7.2) | 6.8 (7.1) | 8.3 (7.2) | 0.24 |
Medications | ||||
 Insulin | 48 (22%) | 13 (17%) | 35 (25%) | 0.16 |
 Metformin | 121 (55%) | 43 (55%) | 78 (55%) | 0.98 |
 No. of antihypertensive | 0.68 | |||
  0 | 66 (30.1%) | 24 (30.8%) | 42 (29.8%) |  |
  1 | 59 (26.9%) | 25 (32.1%) | 34 (24.1%) | |
  2 | 50 (22.8%) | 15 (19.2%) | 35 (24.8%) | |
  3 | 30 (13.7%) | 9 (11.5%) | 21 (14.9%) | |
   ≥ 4 | 14 (6.4%) | 5 (6.4%) | 9 (6.4%) | |
Blood biochemistry | ||||
 HbA1c, % (n = 174) | 7.1 (2.4) | 7.3 (2.4) | 7.1 (2.4) | 0.57 |
 HbA1c, mmol/L (n = 174) | 78 (26) | 80 (26) | 77 (26) | 0.57 |