Table 1.

Clinical Parameters at Baseline and 12-Month Follow-Up for Adults With Newly Diagnosed Diabetes, by Type of Symptoms at Diagnosis

					Follow-up, by Type of Symptoms at Diagnosis
	Baseline (N = 504)		Follow-up (N = 504)		Hyperglycemia (n = 163)		Unrelated (n = 96)		None (n = 207)
Parameter	No.*	Baseline	No.^†	Change	No.^†	Change	No.^†	Change	No.^†	Change
HbA_1c = hemoglobin A_1c; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; LDL = low-density lipoprotein.
* Number of patients with baseline value for the designated measure.
† Number of patients with both baseline and follow-up values for the designated measure.
‡ P <.01.
§ P <.5.
Weight, lb	452	207.7	442	−6.6^‡	133	−6.7^‡	85	−63.8^‡	184	−6.5^‡
HbA_1c, %	452	8.8	452	−1.7^‡	102	−2.8^‡	62	−1.1^‡	138	−1.2^‡
SBP, mm Hg	471	137.5	439	−4.3^‡	132	−3.5^§	87	−2.5	181	−6.2^‡
DBP, mm Hg	471	80.7	438	−3.4^‡	132	−3.9^‡	86	−3.0	181	−3.9^‡
Aspirin use, %	504	15.3	504	+10.8^‡	163	+6.8^§	96	+17.7^§	207	+11.6^§
LDL-cholesterol, mg/dL	200	133.4	136	−4.8^§	41	−5.6	26	−2.7	55	−6.2