Of the 40 initiating intervention ( 22 males/18 females ; age , 51 10 y ; body mass index , 36.5 3.7 kg/m ( 2 ) ; diabetes duration , 9 5 y ; HbA ( 1c ) , 8.2 1.2 % ; 40 % on insulin ) , the proportion meeting the primary glycemic endpoint was achieved in 33 % of the LAGB patients and 23 % of the IMWM patients ( P = .457 ) .