The remaining 794 participants (385 in the T2DM group and 409 in the non-T2DM group) completed the survey. Region-wise recruitment was as follows: north region (n=160), east region (n=180), south region (n=158), west region (n=116), and central

region (n=180). The demographic characteristics of the analysed participants are summarised in table http://www.selleckchem.com/products/epz-5676.html 1. The mean (SD) age of the T2DM group was 53.4 (11.16) years and of the non-T2DM group was 42.5 (12.55) years. Of the 794 participants, 195 (50.6%) and 175 (42.8%) male participants were from T2DM and non-T2DM groups, respectively. The mean (SD) duration of diabetes (years) was 8.7 (5.95). The mean (SD) body mass index (BMI; kg/m2, mean (SD)) in T2DM and non-T2DM groups was 26.4 (4.4) and 26.7 (5), respectively. The region-wise BMI (kg/m2, mean (SD)) was 25.06 (3.7) and 25.22 (3.53) for the east region, 26.15 (4.4) and 30.87 (7.1) for the west region, 26.79 (4.3) and 25.9 (3.8) for the north region, 26.61 (3.5)

and 25.66 (3.6) for the south region, and 26.87 (5.0) and 26.25 (4.4) for the central region in the T2DM and non-T2DM groups, respectively. The diet in T2DM and non-T2DM groups was composed of nearly equal (±5%) distribution of vegetarian and mixed diet (vegetarian plus non-vegetarian). In T2DM (n=385) and non-T2DM groups (n=409), 248 (64.4%) and 176 (43%) participants were doing exercise. Among them, 228 (91.9%; n=248) and 150 (85.2%; n=176) were reported to be doing exercise regularly in T2DM and non-T2DM groups, respectively; 40.3% (n=155) and 59.2% (n=228, data not available for two participants) in the T2DM group reported active and sedentary lifestyles, respectively. Table 1 Demographic characteristics of T2DM and non-T2DM groups (n=794) Primary and secondary outcomes In the T2DM group (n=385), the mean (SD) percentage of total energy intake as total CHO was 64.1±8.3 (95% CI 63.3 to 64.9), as complex CHO was 57.0±11.0 (95% CI 55.9 to 58.1) and as simple CHO was 7.1±10.8 (95% CI 6.0 to 8.2). The mean (SD) percentage of complex CHO intake from total

CHO was 89.5±15.3 (95% CI 88.0 to 91.1). The overall summary and comparative analysis of T2DM and non-T2DM participants is presented in table 2. The region-wise mean CHO intake (%, mean (SD)) is summarised Brefeldin_A in table 3. Table 2 Secondary outcome: summary and comparative analysis of dietary content of T2DM and non-T2DM groups Table 3 Region-wise mean CHO (in %, mean (SD) and g/day) intake in the T2DM group In the non-T2DM group (n=409), the mean (SD) percentage of total energy intake as total CHO was 66.8 (9.1, 95% CI), as complex CHO was 52.9 (13.3, 95% CI 51.6 to 54.2), and as simple CHO was 13.9 (13.8, 95% CI 12.6 to 15.2). The region-wise CHO intake (in %, mean (SD)) is summarised in table 4.