Table 1 Characteristics of the study population
Flash glucose monitoring system N = 1720 (13.5%) | Blood glucose monitoring system N = 11,007 (86.5%) | Total N = 12,727 (100%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Type of diabetes | < 0.001 | |||
Type 1 | 1507 (87.6%) | 7466 (67.8%) | 8973 (70.5%) | |
Type 2 | 85 (4.9%) | 2573 (23.4%) | 2658 (20.9%) | |
Gestational | 11 (0.6%) | 562 (5.1%) | 573 (4.5%) | |
LADA | 117 (6.8%) | 406 (3.7%) | 523 (4.1%) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
Mean (SD) | 31.62 (17.32) | 36.23 (15.86) | 35.61 (16.14) | |
Age ranges | < 0.001 | |||
< 18 years | 376 (21.9%) | 742 (6.7%) | 1118 (8.8%) | |
≥ 18 years | 1344 (78.1%) | 10,265 (93.3%) | 11,609 (91.2%) | |
Sex | 0.011 | |||
Female | 954 (58.1%) | 6539 (61.4%) | 7493 (60.9%) | |
Male | 688 (41.9%) | 4115 (38.6%) | 4803 (39.1%) | |
Missing | 78 | 353 | 431 | |
Region | < 0.001 | |||
Central-west | 145 (11.1%) | 829 (8.8%) | 974 (9.1%) | |
Northeast | 80 (6.1%) | 1387 (14.8%) | 1467 (13.7%) | |
North | 28 (2.1%) | 243 (2.6%) | 271 (2.5%) | |
Southeast | 774 (59.0%) | 5325 (56.7%) | 6099 (57.0%) | |
South | 284 (21.7%) | 1600 (17.1%) | 1884 (17.6%) | |
Missing | 409 | 1623 | 2032 | |
Years of diabetes diagnosis | < 0.001 | |||
Mean (SD) | 10.65 (11.51) | 8.87 (10.21) | 9.10 (10.41) | |
Missing | 207 | 1095 | 1302 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | < 0.001 | |||
Mean (SD) | 23.73 (4.60) | 25.94 (5.38) | 25.66 (5.34) | |
Missing | 203 | 742 | 945 | |
Z-score* | 0.408 | |||
Mean (SD) | 0.13 (0.97) | 0.13 (1.10) | 0.13 (1.05) | |
Missing** | 131 | 303 | 434 | |
Frequency of Glic™ use | 0.009 | |||
Mean (SD) | 50.84 (241.41) | 33.48 (95.13) | 35.82 (125.43) |