|  | NEW n= 80 | EST n= 91 | Comparison n= 73 | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 44 | 66 | 38 | = 0.013* |
 | Female | 36 | 25 | 35 |  |
Age | Mean | 59.6 | 61.4 | 52.6* | <0.001* |
 | +/- SD | 8.4 | 8.4 | 10.6 |  |
Height | Mean | 170.7 | 171.4 | 172.6 | = 0.45 |
 | +/- SD | 9.1 | 8.7 | 9.5 |  |
Weight | Mean | 94.8 | 89.2 | 76.6* | <0.001* |
 | +/- SD | 17 | 16 | 1.6 |  |
BMI | Mean | 32.7** | 30.5** | 25.5* | <0.001* |
 | +/- SD | 6.1 | 5.5 | 3.4 | = 0.016** |
HbA 1 c | Mean | 8 | 8.3 | 5.6* | <0.001* |
 | +/- SD | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 |  |
Systolic | Mean | 141 | 136 | 129* | <0.05* |
 | +/- SD | 17.2 | 18.3 | 17.2 |  |
Diastolic | Mean | 82.7** | 76.9** | 79.5 | <0.001** |
 | +/- SD | 7.9 | 9.5 | 11.8 |  |
Duration | Mean | 12.5 | 106.3 | N/A | N/A |
months | +/- SD | 7.4 | 78.2 | Â | Â |