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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants

From: Impact of aerobic exercises on taste perception for sucrose in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus; A randomized controlled trial

Variable

Aerobic exercise group

(n=75)

Control group

(n=75)

p-value

Age (years) a

53.20±6.38

54.70±5.41

0.112

Gender, n (%)

 Male

33 (44%)

32 (42.6%)

0.500

 Female

42 (56%)

43 (57.4%)

 

Education level, n (%)

 No education

0

0

0.085

 Grade 1 – 5

0

01 (1.3%)

 

 Grade 6-10

20 (26.7%)

16 (21.3%)

 

 Up to Ordinary level

27 (36%)

39 (52%)

 

 Up to Advanced Level

19 (25.3%)

17 (22.7%)

 

 Tertiary education

09 (12%)

02 (2.7%)

 

Civil status, n (%)

 Married

72 (96%)

66 (88%)

-

 Unmarried

03 (4%)

09 (12%)

 

Monthly income/person Sri Lankan rupees (LKR), n (%)

 No personal income

03 (4%)

22 (29.4%)

-

 <10,000

02 (2.7%)

06 (8%)

 

 between 10,000-20,000

17 (22.6%)

12 (16%)

 

 > 20,000

53 (70.7%)

35 (46.6%)

 

Duration of T2DM (years) a

8.56±4.92

9.60±6.35

0.265

Mode of treatment, n (%)

 On their own

07 (9.3%)

13 (17.3%)

-

 Regular clinic visits

28 (37.3%)

49 (65.4%)

 

 Only when required

40 (53.4%)

13 (17.3%)

 

Use of oral hypoglycemic agents, n (%)

 Not used

06 (8%)

07 (9.3%)

0.174

 Metformin

64 (85.3%)

56 (74.7%)

 

 Other hypoglycemics

05 (6.7%)

12 (16%)

 

Frequency of checking fasting blood glucose level (FBG), n (%)

  

-

 Once a month

43 (57.3%)

49 (65.3%)

 

 Once in 2-3 months

31 (41.4%)

25 (33.4%)

 

 No regular checking of FBG

01 (1.3%)

01 (1.3%)

 

Family History of T2DM, n (%)

  

-

 Yes

49 (65.3%)

43 (57.3%)

 

 No

26 (34.7%)

32 (42.7%)

 

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2) a

24.60±3.70

25.28±3.03

0.220

HbA1c (%) a

8.07±1.67

7.94±1.14

0.578

  1. aValues are expressed as mean ± SD