Table 1 General characteristics of the study participants

Age (years)^a

52.13 ± 8.1

53.08.1 ± 8.8

0.686^d

Gender [17]^b

48 (80)

49 (81)

0.500

Weight^a (kg) at study baseline

78.88 ± 8.3

79.2 ± 9.1

0.835^d

Weight (kg) after intervention

75.44 ± 9.4

77.10 ± 8.2

0.315

BMI at study baseline

27.94 ± 6.9

28.01 ± 7.1

0.835^d

BMI after intervention

26.80 ± 9.4

27.25 ± 8.2

0.225

Diabetes duration (years)

5.1 ± 1.3

4.9 ± 1.2

0.407

Active Smoking^b

5 (8)

4 (6)

0.650^c

Physical activity (METs)

773.7 ± 198.3

760.6 ± 201.21

0.830

Metformin use, n (%)

48 (80)

47 (78)

0.499

Glibenclamide use, n (%)

33 (53)

31 (49)

0.580