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. 2019 Jun 5;10:348. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2019.00348

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics.

All Completers with data Dropout or missing data Completers- Dropouts
N Mean (SD) or ± SE N Mean (SD) or ± SE N Mean (SD) or ± SE Mean ± SE
Age (years)
  CCI-all education 262 53.8 (8.4) 194 54.4 (8.2) 68 51.9 (8.7) 2.5 ± 1.2
  Usual Care 87 52.3 (9.5) 68 51.4 (9.4) 19 55.6 (9.5) −4.2 ± 2.4
  CCI-all vs. usual care 1.4 ± 1.1 3.0 ± 1.2 −3.6 ± 2.4
African American (%)
  CCI-all education 262 6.9 ± 1.6 194 6.2 ± 1.7 68 8.8 ± 3.5 −2.6 ± 3.6
  Usual Care 87 0.0 ± 0.0 68 0.0 ± 0.0 19 0.0 ± 0.0
  CCI-all vs. usual care 6.9 ± 1.6* 6.2 ± 1.7* 8.8 ± 3.5
Body mass index (kg m−2)
  CCI-all education 257 40.42 (8.81) 190 40.41 (8.42) 67 40.46 (9.90) −0.05 ± 1.25
  Usual Care 83 36.72 (7.26) 64 36.90 (7.41) 19 36.11 (6.89) 0.79 ± 1.91
  CCI-all vs. usual care 3.70 ± 1.07* 3.51 ± 1.18 4.34 ± 2.43
Female (%)
  CCI-all education 262 66.79 ± 2.92 194 65.98 ± 3.41 68 69.12 ± 5.64 −3.14 ± 6.66
  Usual Care 87 58.62 ± 5.31 68 60.29 ± 5.98 19 52.63 ± 11.77 7.66 ± 12.90
  CCI-all vs. usual care 8.17 ± 6.06 5.69 ± 6.76 16.49 ± 12.35
Waist circumference (in)
  CCI-all education 218 49.02 (5.64) 159 49.04 (6.40) 59 48.97 (6.89) 0.06 ± 1.00
  Usual Care 83 46.41 (5.64) 64 46.33 (5.63) 19 46.67 (5.82) 0.34 ± 1.48
  CCI-all vs. usual care 2.61 ± 0.81 2.71 ± 0.92 2.30 ± 1.75
Years since type 2 diabetes diagnosis
  CCI-all education 261 8.44 (7.22) 193 8.15 (7.02) 68 9.25 (7.75) −1.1 ± 1.02
  Usual Care 71 7.85 (7.32) 63 7.90 (7.41) 8 7.38 (7.05) 0.53 ± 2.77
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.59 ± 0.97 0.25 ± 1.03 1.88 ± 2.87
GLYCEMIC
Hemoglobin A1c (%)
  CCI-all education 262 7.6 (1.5) 194 7.5 (1.41) 68 7.9 (1.7) −0.4 ± 0.2
  Usual Care 87 7.6 (1.8) 68 7.7 (1.9) 19 7.41 (1.4) 0.3 ± 0.5
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.0 ± 0.2 −0.2 (0.3) 0.45 ± 0.43
C-Peptide (nmol L−1)
  CCI-all education 248 4.36 (2.15) 185 4.40 (2.15) 63 4.25 (2.17) 0.15 ± 0.31
  Usual Care 79 4.18 (2.48) 62 3.86 (2.22) 17 5.35 (3.08) −1.50 ± 0.80
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.18 ± 0.29 0.54 ± 0.32 −1.10 ± 0.80
Fasting glucose (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 258 160.77 (61.37) 191 158.01 (60.77) 67 168.64 (62.86) −10.63 ± 8.81
  Usual Care 86 156.20 (72.60) 67 162.07 (78.71) 19 135.47 (39.85) 26.60 ± 13.27
  CCI-all vs. usual care 4.57 ± 8.01 −4.06 ± 10.57 33.17 ± 15.25
Fasting Insulin (mIU L−1)
  CCI-all education 248 28.56 (23.88) 185 27.37 (22.33) 63 32.06 (27.86) −4.70 ± 3.87
  Usual Care 79 29.11 (24.85) 62 25.54 (21.87) 17 42.12 (30.95) −16.58 ± 6.58
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.55 ± 3.12 1.83 ± 3.26 −10.05 ± 7.79
HOMA-IR (insulin derived), all
  CCI-all education 220 8.96 (6.17) 168 8.92 (6.19) 52 9.10 (6.14) −0.19 ± 0.98
  Usual Care 78 10.64 (9.12) 61 9.56 (8.35) 17 14.52 (10.88) −4.96 ± 2.85
  CCI-all vs. usual care −1.68 ± 1.11 −0.65 ± 1.17 −5.41 ± 2.77
HOMA-IR (insulin derived), excluding exogenous users
  CCI-all education 157 8.80 (5.64) 121 8.62 (5.74) 36 9.41 (5.31) −0.78 ± 1.07
  Usual Care 42 9.41 (8.35) 32 7.95 (6.53) 10 14.09 (11.77) −6.15 ± 2.90
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.61 ± 1.36 0.68 ± 1.17 −4.68 ± 3.82
HOMA-IR (C-peptide derived), all
  CCI-all education 244 11.73 (7.40) 182 11.52 (6.55) 62 12.33 (9.51) −0.80 ± 1.09
  Usual Care 78 11.10 (7.56) 61 10.63 (7.64) 17 12.80 (7.23) −2.17 ± 2.07
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.62 ± 0.97 0.89 ± 1.01 −0.47 ± 2.49
METABOLIC AND BODY COMPOSITION
Diabetes reversal (%)a
  CCI-all education 262 12.2 ± 2.0 194 12.9 ± 2.4 68 10.3 ± 3.7 2.6 ± 4.6
  Usual Care 87 20.7 ± 4.4 68 19.1 ± 4.8 19 26.3 ± 10.4 −7.2 ± 10.6
  CCI-all vs. usual care −8.5 ± 4.8 −6.2 ± 5.4 −16.0 ± 11.0
Metabolic syndrome (%)
  CCI-all education 262 88.6 ± 2.0 194 88.7 ± 2.3 68 88.2 ± 4.0 0.4 ± 4.5
  Usual Care 81 91.4 ± 3.1 62 93.6 ± 3.2 19 84.2 ± 9.0 9.3 ± 9.2
  CCI-all vs. usual care −2.8 ± 4.0 −4.9 ± 3.9 4.0 ± 8.7
Weight-clinic (kgs)
  CCI-all education 257 116.50 (25.94) 190 115.97 (24.94) 67 117.98 (28.72) −2.00 ± 3.69
  Usual Care 83 105.63 (22.14) 64 105.32 (21.81) 19 106.67 (23.82) −1.35 ± 5.82
  CCI-all vs. usual care 10.87 ± 3.17* 10.65 ± 3.50 11.32 ± 7.21
Spine bone mineral density (g/cm2)
  CCI-all education 238 1.20 (0.16) 178 1.20 (0.15) 60 1.21 (0.18) −0.01 ± 0.03
Central abdominal fat (kg)
  CCI-all education 237 5.77 (1.69) 177 5.72 (1.69) 60 5.94 (1.72) −0.22 ± 0.25
Android: gynoid ratio
  CCI-all education 238 1.27 (0.33) 178 1.26 (0.33) 60 1.31 (0.34) −0.06 ± 0.05
Lower extremity lean mass (kg)
  CCI-all education 238 18.45 (4.05) 178 18.42 (3.94) 60 18.53 (4.40) −0.11 ± 0.61
CARDIOVASCULAR
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
  CCI-all education 260 131.9 (14.1) 192 132.2 (14.2) 68 131.1 (13.8) 1.2 (2.0)
  Usual Care 79 129.8 (13.6) 61 129.0 (13.6) 18 132.7 (13.5) −3.7 (3.7)
  CCI-all vs. usual care 2.1 ± 1.8 3.3 ± 2.1 −1.6 ± 3.6
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
  CCI-all education 260 82.1 (8.3) 192 81.7 (8.0) 68 83.4 (8.9) −1.7 ± 1.2
  Usual Care 79 82.0 (8.9) 61 82.1 (8.8) 18 81.8 (9.6) 0.3 ± 2.4
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.1 ± 1.1 −0.4 ± 1.2 1.6 ± 2.4
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 247 183.6 (41.2) 184 181.9 (40.3) 63 188.7 (43.6) −6.8 ± 6.0
  Usual Care 79 183.8 (45.8) 62 186.5 (49.3) 17 174.0 (28.7) 12.5 ± 12.5
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.2 ± 5.5 −4.6 ± 6.3 14.7 ± 11.2
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 232 102.5 (32.9) 173 101.1 (33.0) 59 106.6 (32.6) −5.5 ± 5.0
  Usual Care 70 101.5 (36.2) 56 103.8 (38.3) 14 92.3 (24.8) 11.5 ± 10.8
  CCI-all vs. usual care 1.0 ± 4.6 −2.7 ± 5.3 14.3 ± 9.3
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 247 42.2 (13.4) 184 42.5 (13.7) 63 41.3 (12.7) 1.1 ± 2.0
  Usual Care 79 37.6 (11.2) 62 38.3 (11.5) 17 35.2 (10.1) 3.0 ± 3.1
  CCI-all vs. usual care 4.6 ± 1.7 4.2 ± 1.9 6.1 ± 3.3
Triglycerides (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 247 197.2 (143.4) 184 200.7 (153.5) 63 187.1 (109.0) 13.5 ± 21.0
  Usual Care 79 282.9 (401.2) 62 283.7 (443.6) 17 280.0 (185.0) 3.7 ± 110.5
  CCI-all vs. usual care −85.7 ± 46.1 −83.0 ± 57.5 −92.9 ± 46.9
LIVER
ALT (Units/L)
  CCI-all education 257 30.65 (22.77) 190 31.65 (24.54) 67 27.79 (16.63) 3.86 ± 3.23
  Usual Care 86 27.74 (19.81) 67 28.31 (21.30) 19 25.74 (13.59) 2.58 ± 5.17
  CCI-all vs. usual care 2.90 ± 2.75 3.34 ± 3.38 2.05 ± 4.17
AST (Units/L)
  CCI-all education 257 23.69 (15.19) 190 24.37 (16.79) 67 21.76 (9.08) 2.61 ± 2.16
  Usual Care 86 23.90 (19.39) 67 24.25 (21.36) 19 22.63 (10.02) 1.62 ± 5.07
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.20 ± 2.04 0.12 ± 2.57 −0.87 ± 2.42
ALP (Units/L)
  CCI-all education 256 74.11 (22.14) 189 74.32 (22.32) 67 73.54 (21.79) 0.78 ± 3.15
  Usual Care 86 77.36 (26.29) 67 78.25 (27.67) 19 74.21 (21.08) 4.04 ± 6.86
  CCI-all vs. usual care −3.25 ± 2.90 −3.94 ± 3.39 −0.67 ± 5.62
Bilirubin (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 256 0.54 (0.21) 189 0.55 (0.21) 67 0.49 (0.18) 0.06 ± 0.03
  Usual Care 86 0.55 (0.28) 67 0.54 (0.27) 19 0.59 (0.29) −0.05 ± 0.07
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.02 ± 0.03 0.01 ± 0.04 −0.11 ± 0.05
NAFLD-Liver fat score
  CCI-all education 243 3.43 (3.84) 181 3.26 (3.62) 62 3.92 (4.44) −0.65 ± 0.62
  Usual Care 74 3.10 (3.63) 57 2.49 (3.00) 17 5.14 (4.80) −2.65 ± 1.23
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.33 ± 0.50 0.78 ± 0.53 −1.23 ± 1.24
NAFLD-Fibrosis score
  CCI-all education 238 −0.23 (1.36) 177 −0.25 (1.37) 61 −0.18 (1.35) −0.07 ± 0.20
  Usual Care 75 −0.80 (1.41) 58 −0.82 (1.47) 17 −0.71 (1.20) −0.11 ± 0.39
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.56 ± 0.18 0.57 ± 0.21 0.53 ± 0.36
KIDNEY
Anion gap (mmol L−1)
  CCI-all education 257 6.83 (1.67) 190 6.76 (1.68) 67 7.03 (1.62) −0.27 ± 0.24
  Usual Care 86 6.93 (1.82) 67 6.82 (1.86) 19 7.32 (1.67) −0.50 ± 0.47
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.10 ± 0.21 −0.06 ± 0.25 −0.29 ± 0.42
BUN (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 258 16.88 (6.55) 191 17.17 (6.05) 67 16.06 (7.81) 1.11 ± 0.93
  Usual Care 86 16.05 (6.25) 67 15.81 (6.28) 19 16.89 (6.24) −1.09 ± 1.63
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.84 ±−0.81 1.37 ± 0.87 −0.84 ± 1.95
eGFR (mL s−1 m−2)
  CCI-all education 258 80.48 (13.62) 191 80.36 (13.53) 67 80.84 (13.96) −0.48 ± 1.94
  Usual Care 86 79.17 (13.73) 67 79.39 (13.72) 19 78.42 (14.11) 0.97 ± 3.59
  CCI-all vs. usual care 1.31 ± 1.70 0.97 ± 1.93 2.42 ± 3.64
Serum creatinine (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 258 0.88 (0.24) 191 0.88 (0.23) 67 0.90 (0.26) −0.02 ± 0.03
  Usual Care 86 0.91 (0.25) 67 0.91 (0.25) 19 0.90 (0.22) 0.004 ± 0.06
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.02 ± 0.03 −0.03 ± 0.03 −0.01 ± 0.07
Uric acid (mg/dL)
  CCI-all education 261 5.85 (1.46) 193 5.88 (1.45) 68 5.77 (1.48) 0.11 ± 0.21
  Usual Care 85 5.60 (1.47) 67 5.58 (1.34) 18 5.70 (1.92) 0.12 ± 0.39
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.25 ± 0.18 0.30 ± 0.20 0.07 ± 0.42
THYROID
TSH (mIU L−1)
  CCI-all education 259 2.32 (1.74) 192 2.31 (1.81) 67 2.36 (1.52) −0.05 ± 0.25
  Usual Care 86 3.80 (17.07) 68 4.37 (19.17) 18 1.65 (1.05) 2.72 ± 4.54
  CCI-all vs. usual care −1.48 ± 1.84 −2.06 ± 2.33 0.71 ± 0.38
Free T4 (ng/dL)
  CCI-all education 260 0.92 (0.17) 193 0.92 (0.18) 67 0.91 (0.17) 0.01 ± 0.02
  Usual Care 86 0.88 (0.29) 68 0.87 (0.31) 18 0.89 (0.16) −0.02 ± 0.08
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.04 ± 0.03 0.05 ± 0.03 0.02 ± 0.04
OTHER
Beta-hydroxybutyrate (mmol L−1)
  CCI-all education 248 0.17 (0.15) 185 0.17 (0.15) 63 0.19 (0.16) −0.03 ± 0.02
  Usual Care 79 0.15 (0.13) 62 0.14 (0.11) 17 0.20 (0.18) −0.06 ± 0.04
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.02 ± 0.20 0.03 ± 0.18 −0.01 (0.04)
hsC-reactive protein (nmol L−1)
  CCI-all education 249 8.54 (14.49) 186 8.92 (16.35) 63 7.44 (6.41) 1.48 ± 2.12
  Usual Care 85 8.89 (8.62) 67 9.08 (8.91) 18 8.18 (7.64) 0.90 ± 2.30
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.34 ± 1.67 −0.16 ± 2.10 −0.74 ± 1.79
White blood cell (k/cumm)
  CCI-all education 260 7.24 (1.89) 193 7.12 (1.82) 67 7.57 (2.08) −0.45 ± 0.27
  Usual Care 86 8.14 (2.39) 67 8.15 (2.30) 19 8.08 (2.73) 0.07 ± 0.62
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.90 ± 0.28 −1.03 ± 0.31* −0.51 ± 0.58
DIABETES MEDICATION
Any diabetes medication, excluding metformin (%)
  CCI-all education 262 56.87 ± 3.07 194 55.67 ± 3.58 68 60.29 ± 5.98 −4.62 ± 7.00
  Usual Care 87 66.67 ± 5.08 68 66.18 ± 5.78 19 68.42 ± 10.96 −2.25 ± 12.37
  CCI-all vs. usual care −9.80 ± 5.94 −10.51 ± 6.80 −8.13 ± 12.71
Sulfonylurea (%)
  CCI-all education 262 23.66 ± 2.63 194 25.77 ± 3.15 68 17.65 ± 4.66 8.13 ± 5.62
  Usual Care 87 24.14 ± 4.61 68 22.06 ± 5.07 19 31.58 ± 10.96 −9.52 ± 11.19
  CCI-all vs. usual care −0.47 ± 5.28 3.71 ± 6.11 −13.93 ± 11.91
Insulin (%)
  CCI-all education 262 29.77 ± 2.83 194 29.38 ± 3.28 68 30.88 ± 5.64 −1.50 ± 6.47
  Usual Care 87 45.98 ± 5.37 68 48.53 ± 6.11 19 36.84 ± 11.37 11.69 ± 12.91
  CCI-all vs. usual care −16.21 ± 6.07 −19.15 ± 6.93 −5.96 ± 12.25
Thiazolidinedione (%)
  CCI-all education 262 1.53 ± 0.76 194 1.55 ± 0.89 68 1.47 ± 01.47 0.08 ± 1.74
  Usual Care 87 1.15 ± 1.15 68 1.47 ± 1.47 19 0.00 ± 0.00 1.47 ± 2.79
  CCI-all vs. usual care 0.38 ± 1.48 0.08 ± 1.74 1.47 ± 2.79
SGLT-2 (%)
  CCI-all education 262 10.31 ± 1.88 194 9.79 ± 2.14 68 11.77 ± 3.94 −1.97 ± 4.30
  Usual Care 87 14.94 ± 3.84 68 14.71 ± 4.33 19 15.79 ± 8.59 −1.08 ± 9.36
  CCI-all vs. usual care −4.64 ± 4.28 −4.91 ± 4.83 −4.03 ± 8.71
DPP-4 (%)
  CCI-all education 262 9.92 ± 1.85 194 9.28 ± 2.09 68 11.77 ± 3.94 −2.49 ± 4.23
  Usual Care 87 8.05 ± 2.93 68 5.88 ± 2.87 19 15.79 ± 8.59 −9.91 ± 9.06
  CCI-all vs. usual care 1.88 ± 3.63 3.40 ± 3.92 −4.03 ± 8.71
GLP-1 (%)
  CCI-all education 262 13.36 ± 2.11 194 13.40 ± 2.45 68 13.24 ± 4.14 0.17 ± 4.81
  Usual Care 87 16.09 ± 3.96 68 19.12 ± 4.80 19 5.26 ± 5.26 13.85 ± 7.13
  CCI-all vs. usual care −2.73 ± 4.31 −5.72 ± 5.39 7.97 ± 8.33
Metformin (%)
  CCI-all education 262 71.37 ± 2.80 194 71.65 ± 3.24 68 70.59 ± 05.57 1.06 ± 6.39
  Usual Care 87 60.92 ± 5.26 68 60.29 ± 5.98 19 63.16 ± 11.37 −2.86 ± 12.81
  CCI-all vs. usual care 10.46 ± 5.96 11.36 ± 6.80 7.43 ± 12.12

SD, standard deviation; SE, standard error; CCI, continuous care intervention; UC, usual care; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rates; TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; SGLT-2, Sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitor; DPP-4, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor; GLP-1, Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist.

Ns slightly differs for each variable depending on the patients' compliance to complete their laboratory, body composition assessments and clinic visits within the specified time-frame.

a

Meeting diabetes reversal criteria at baseline was defined as HbA1c <6.5% and no use of medication for glycemic control other than metformin.

*

A significance level of P < 0.0012 ensures overall simultaneous significance of P < 0.05 over the 43 variables using Bonferroni correction.

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