Table 1 Characteristics of patients with type 2 diabetes related to weight changes within 18 months after diagnosis

Age, years

58.0

(10.3)***

60.0

(10.2)

59.3

(10.4)**

Men, n (%)

578

(56.5)

2142

(57.3)

1095

(45.4)***

BMI, kg/m²

30.3

(5.8)

30.3

(5.1)

32.8

(5.8)***

BMI ”1.5-year”

32.4

(6.1)***

30.2

(5.1)

30.3

(5.5)

HbA1c, %

6.5

(0.8)***

6.7

(0.8)

6.9

(0.8)***

Cholesterol, mmol/l

5.7

(1.2)

5.6

(1.1)

5.7

(1.2)

LDL, mmol/l

3.5

(1.0)

3.5

(0.9)

3.5

(1.0)

HDL, mmol/l

1.5

(0.9)

1.4

(0.8)

1.4

(0.8)

Triglycerides, mmol/l

2.3

(2.2)

2.2

(1.6)

2.3

(2.0)*

Systolic BP, mmHg

145.5

(17.9)

145.7

(17.6)

147.4

(17.5)***

Diastolic BP, mmHg

84.0

(9.3)

83.3

(9.4)

84.7

(9.2)***

Creatinine, mmol/l

78.2

(18.0)*

79.5

(17.0)

78.4

(18.7)*

Estimated GFR, ml/min

85.3

(17.5)***

83.0

(16.8)

82.5

(17.5)

Angina pectoris, n (%)

38

(3.7)*

206

(5.5)

99

(4.1)*