Table 1 Baseline sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of commencing participants by diet allocation
|  | HP diet (n = 32) | HC diet (n = 29) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n | (%) | n | (%) |
Sex n, (%) | ||||
 Males | 17 | (53) | 16 | (55) |
 Females | 15 | (47) | 13 | (45) |
| Â | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
Age (years) | ||||
 Males | 53 | 7 | 54 | 9 |
 Females | 56 | 10 | 57 | 6 |
 Duration of T2D (years) | 7.9 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
 Body Mass (kg) | 97.3 | 17.1 | 101.5 | 16.6 |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 34.3 | 5.4 | 34.4 | 4.7 |
 HbA1c (%) | 8.0 | 1.3 | 8.1 | 1.5 |
Problem Areas in Diabetes (PAID) | ||||
 PAID total score | 23.9 | 19.7 | 25.6 | 18.5 |
Diabetes-39 Quality of Life Questionnaire | ||||
 Diabetes Control | 24.1 | 18.0 | 26.9 | 18.9 |
 Anxiety and Worry | 36.2 | 21.9 | 34.7 | 18.9 |
 Energy and Mobility | 24.2 | 13.6 | 25.9 | 15.2 |
 Social Burden | 15.4 | 15.1 | 13.1 | 10.1 |
 Sexual Functioning | 21.4 | 26.7 | 24.5 | 26.4 |
Overall Quality of Life | 4.7 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
 Severity of Diabetes | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 1.5 |
SF-36 Health Survey | ||||
 Physical Functioning | 80.5 | 16.1 | 80.7 | 14.1 |
 Role Limitations - Physical | 82.8 | 18.7 | 86.2 | 14.9 |
 Bodily Pain | 69.9 | 21.3 | 68.3 | 19.7 |
 General Health | 60.0 | 20.2 | 60.7 | 19.4 |
 Vitality | 56.1 | 17.6 | 58.0 | 18.4 |
 Social functioning | 87.5 | 17.4 | 86.2 | 19.9 |
 Role Limitations - Emotional | 87.4 | 14.1 | 85.7 | 18.0 |
 Mental health | 76.6 | 14.9 | 75.2 | 17.1 |
 Physical Component Summary | 49.1 | 5.7 | 49.6 | 4.9 |
 Mental Component Summary | 51.6 | 7.4 | 51.0 | 9.5 |
Perceived Stress Scale − 10 (PSS-10) | ||||
 PSS-10 total score | 14.6 | 6.7 | 13.2 | 7.4 |
Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire | ||||
 Quality of sleep†| 43.7 | 26.6 | 42.3 | 23.6 |