Table 1
Baseline participant characteristics. Data are means (±SD).
Baseline characteristics
TELE Group
Control Group
Withdrawn Group
Number of subjects
15
11
13
Male gender (%)
10 (67%)
4 (36%)
6 (46%)
Age (years)
60.3 (9.41)
65.1 (7.85)
65.6 (8.37)
Mass (kg)
93.3 (18.5)
94.8 (27.8)
91.5 (12.6)
BMI (kg·m
-2
)
32.3 (4.45)
33.0 (8.44)
32.3 (4.24)
HbA1c (%)
7.90 (2.39)
7.53 (1.68)
7.13 (.92)
FBG (mmol·L
-1
)
8.47 (3.03)
8.43 (2.38)
7.32 (1.65)
Peak VO
2
(ml·kg
-1
·min
-1
)
21.8 (4.99)
20.6 (3.86)
18.7 (4.47)
Insulin use (%)
0
36.4
8.3
Diabetic medication (%)
81.3
72.7
75
eGFR (<59 mL·min
-1
·1.73 m
-2
)
0 (0%)
1 (9%)
0 (0%)
BMI – Body Mass Index, HbA1C% - Glycosylated Hemoglobin, FBG – Fasting Blood Glucose, GFR – Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate