Baseline clinical characteristics of study participants. For each variable, minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile and maximum values are presented. Numbers of missing values are noted
| Minimum | First quartile | Median | Third quartile | Maximum | # Missing | |
| Age (years) | 26.0 | 52.5 | 60.0 | 66.8 | 70.0 | 0 |
| Weight (kg) | 53.0 | 75.9 | 97.3 | 106.5 | 156.4 | 0 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 20.7 | 28.0 | 34.2 | 37.0 | 43.9 | 0 |
| HgBA1c (mmol/mol) (%) | 42 (6.0) | 46 (6.4) | 51 (6.8) | 55 (7.2) | 70 (8.6) | 0 |
| Fructosamine (µmol/L) | 208.0 | 249.8 | 264.0 | 290.3 | 338.0 | 2 |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 4.88 | 6.67 | 7.27 | 8.30 | 9.99 | 0 |
| Insulin (pmol/L) | 33.0 | 73.2 | 104.8 | 132.0 | 235.3 | 0 |
| HOMA | 1.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 6.3 | 12.5 | 0 |
| GLP-1 (pmol/L) | 1.4 | 14.4 | 32.3 | 42.8 | 107.7 | 4 |
| Ghrelin (pmol/L) | 36.5 | 46.0 | 57.0 | 79.6 | 139.0 | 4 |
| Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.78 | 1.05 | 1.62 | 2.13 | 4.53 | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.43 | 3.96 | 4.56 | 5.17 | 6.45 | 0 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.80 | 1.02 | 1.20 | 1.36 | 1.66 | 0 |
BMI, body mass index; GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide 1; HBA1c, glycosylated hemoglobin; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA, homeostatic model assessment.