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A lifestyle intervention continued to prevent type 2 diabetes in high risk patients after the programme was stopped

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Key Words: diabetes mellitus (type 2) • diet • exercise • lifestyle

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METHODS
Design: randomised controlled trial.

Allocation: unclear allocation concealment.^*

Blinding: blinded {study nurse and laboratory staff}.^*

Follow up period: Median 7 years (median 3 y postintervention).

Setting: 5 centres in Finland.

Patients: 522 patients {40–65 years of age} (mean age 55 y, 67% women) with {body mass index 25 kg/m²} (mean 31 kg/m²) and impaired glucose tolerance {(plasma glucose level 140–200 mg/dl [7.8–11.0 mmol/l] 2 h after a 75 g oral glucose tolerance test and fasting plasma glucose level <140 mg/dl [7.8 mmol/l])} on 2 occasions. Exclusion criteria included {previous diagnosis of diabetes and life expectancy <6 y}.

Intervention: lifestyle intervention, involving a median 20 individual dietary counselling sessions with a nutritionist and advice to increase physical activity, including the opportunity to participate in individualised training sessions, continued for a median 4 years (n = 265), or general oral and written information about diet and exercise (control) . . . [Full text of this article]

Frank Sullivan, PhD, FRCP, FRCGP

University of Dundee, Dundee, UK

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