Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the FIELD study cohort

Characteristic
Category
Screened, not randomized
(n = 4105)
Randomized
(n = 9795)


n
%        
n
%

Sex
Male
2424
59.0
6138
62.7

Female
1681
41.0
3657
37.3
Age at Visit 1 (years)
<55
682
16.6
1668
17.0

55–59
802
19.5
1976
20.2

60–64
856
20.8
2196
22.4

65–69
888
21.7
2202
22.5

70+
877
21.4
1753
17.9
Ethnicity*
Caucasian
3757
91.5
9093
92.8

Indigenous
161
3.9
258
2.6

Asian
93
2.3
141
1.4

Other
94
2.3
303
3.1
Body mass index (kg/m2) (BMI)
BMI < 25
805
19.6
1198
12.2

25 ≤ BMI < 30
1511
36.8
3855
39.4

30 ≤ BMI < 35
1099
26.8
2869
29.3

BMI ≥ 35
652
15.9
1866
19.1
Waist (cm)
Female (mean ± SD)
98 ± 15

101 ± 14


Male (mean ± SD)
103 ± 13

105 ± 12

Waist-hip ratio
ratio < 0.8
242
5.9
333
3.4

0.8 ≤ ratio < 0.9
1184
28.8
2531
25.8

0.9 ≤ ratio < 1.0
1931
47.0
4942
50.5

1.0 ≤ ratio < 1.1
645
15.7
1797
18.4

ratio ≥ 1.1
73
1.8
179
1.8
Smoking (cigarettes)
Nonsmoker
1735
42.3
4000
40.8

Ex-smoker
1933
47.1
4908
50.1

Current smoker
404
9.8
887
9.1
Clinical history
Prior cardiovascular disease †
1045
25.4
2131
21.8

Prior myocardial infarction
278
6.7
485
5.0

Stroke
194
4.7
346
3.5

Angina
588
14.3
1188
12.1

Hypertension
2247
54.7
5544
56.6

Claudication or peripheral vascular disease
351
8.6
711
7.2

Transient ischemic attack
155
3.8
307
3.1
Prior coronary revascularisation
No CABG or PTCA
3908
95.2
9432
96.3

CABG only
122
3.0
230
2.4

PTCA only
49
1.2
102
1.0

CABG and PTCA
26
0.6
31
0.3
Diabetes management
Diet only
1119
27.3
2542
26.0

Diet + OH only
2238
54.5
5874
60.0

Diet + insulin
429
10.5
569
5.8

Diet + OH + insulin
319
7.8
810
8.3
Diabetic complications ‡
Retinopathy
431
10.5
814
8.3

Neuropathy
636
15.5
1394
14.2

Nephropathy
161
3.9
279
2.9

Skin ulcers
139
3.4
299
3.1

Amputations
106
2.6
176
1.8
Diabetes diagnosis ‡
Age at diagnosis (mean ± SD)
54.8 ± 8.7

55.5 ± 8.3


Median duration of diabetes in years (quartile 1, quartile 3)
6 (2, 11)

5 2, 10


* Patients are assumed to be Caucasian unless otherwise stated. Indigenous includes Aborigines, Torres Strait Islanders, Maori and Pacific Islanders. Other includes mixed races, African-American, Indian, African, etc.

† Prior cardiovascular disease is defined as a reported history of myocardial infarction, angina (stable and unstable), coronary revascularization (CABG or PTCA), stroke, claudication or peripheral vascular disease or peripheral revascularization before randomization. The count includes 13 randomized patients and 10 nonrandomized patients who suffered or reported a cardiovascular event during the run-in period (visit 1 to visit 4 (randomization)).

‡ Diabetic complications and age at diabetes diagnosis are self-reported.

CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting; PTCA = percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty; SD = standard deviation; OH = oral hypoglycemic agents

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