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Table 1 Baseline characteristics among patients

From: Interventions for lifestyle changes to promote weight reduction, a randomized controlled trial in primary health care

 

Intervention group

Control group

n Age, mean (SD)

67 45 (13)

66 49 (13)

Male/female (% male)

22/45 (32.8)

15/51 (22.7)

Initial weight, kg, mean (SD)

97.7 (13.7)

95.0 (13.4)

BMI, mean

33.8

33.6

Smoker (n)

10

10

Diabetes (n)

8

10

Hypertension (n)

23

26

Dyslipidemia (n)

22

22

Coronary heart disease (n)

1

5

Arthrosis (n)

23

27