Table 1 Baseline participant characteristics. Data are means (±SD).
| Baseline characteristics | TELE Group | Control Group | Withdrawn Group | 
| Number of subjects | 15 | 11 | 13 | 
| Male gender (%) | 10 (67%) | 4 (36%) | 6 (46%) | 
| Age (years) | 60.3 (9.41) | 65.1 (7.85) | 65.6 (8.37) | 
| Mass (kg) | 93.3 (18.5) | 94.8 (27.8) | 91.5 (12.6) | 
| BMI (kg·m-2) | 32.3 (4.45) | 33.0 (8.44) | 32.3 (4.24) | 
| HbA1c (%) | 7.90 (2.39) | 7.53 (1.68) | 7.13 (.92) | 
| FBG (mmol·L-1) | 8.47 (3.03) | 8.43 (2.38) | 7.32 (1.65) | 
| Peak VO2 (ml·kg-1·min-1) | 21.8 (4.99) | 20.6 (3.86) | 18.7 (4.47) | 
| Insulin use (%) | 0 | 36.4 | 8.3 | 
| Diabetic medication (%) | 81.3 | 72.7 | 75 | 
| eGFR (<59 mL·min-1·1.73 m-2) | 0 (0%) | 1 (9%) | 0 (0%) | 
BMI – Body Mass Index, HbA1C% - Glycosylated Hemoglobin, FBG – Fasting Blood Glucose, GFR – Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate