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. 2023 Sep 12;15(1):109–116. doi: 10.1007/s13340-023-00655-9

Table 3.

Correlation of scan and SMBG frequency per day with interest variables

Scan frequency SMBG frequency
r (95% CI) p value r (95% CI) p value
Age 0.083 (− 0.053, 0.216) 0.233 0.237 (0.105, 0.361)  < 0.001*
Diabetes duration − 0.036 (− 0.171, 0.992) 0.600 0.051 (− 0.085, 0.185) 0.461
HbA1c − 0.150 (− 0.280, -0.016) 0.029* 0.031 (− 0.105, 0.165) 0.655
GA − 0.169 (− 0.329, 0.001) 0.051 0.061 (− 0.110, 0.228) 0.486
Insulin treatment
Daily total − 0.104 (− .236, 0.032) 0.134 − 0.056 (− 0.190, 0.080) 0.423
Basal − 0.087 (− 0.251, 0.083) 0.316 − 0.083 (− 0.248, 0.087) 0.338
Basal, % − 0.034 (− 0.170, 0.102) 0.622 − 0.070 (− 0.204, 0.067) 0.314
CGM metrics
TAR − 0.156 (− 0.285, − 0.021) 0.024* 0.055 (− 0.081, 0.103) 0.635
TIR 0.196 (0.062, 0.322) 0.004* 0.003 (− 0.132, 0.138) 0.970
TBR − 0.018 (− 0.152, 0.118) 0.799 0.055 (− 0.081, 0.189) 0.427
ADRR − 0.149 (− 0.279, − 0.015) 0.030* − 0.026 (− 0.160, 0.110) 0.711
%CV − 0.160 (− 0.289, − 0.026) 0.020* − 0.034 (− 0.168, 0.102) 0.625
MAGE − 0.214 (− 0.339, − 0.081) 0.002* − 0.111 (− 0.243, 0.024) 0.108
HBGI − 0.151 (− 0.280, − 0.016) 0.028* 0.003 (− 0.133, 0.138) 0.970
LBGI − 0.031 (− 0.165, 0.105) 0.659 0.064 (− 0.072, 0.197) 0.359
SD − 0.253 (− 0.376, − 0.122)  < 0.001* − 0.072 (− 0.205, 0.064) 0.299
MODD − 0.074 (− 0.209, 0.064) 0.292 − 0.045 (− 0.180, 0.093) 0.526
Psychological
PAID 0.062 (− 0.074, 0.196) 0.371 − 0.077 (− 0.210, 0.059) 0.265
HFS-B 0.253 (0.122, 0.376)  < 0.001* − 0.055 (− 0.189, 0.082) 0.433
HFS-W − 0.009 (− 0.144, 0.126) 0.895 − 0.064 (− 0.197, 0.072) 0.358

Mean (SD, standard deviation) or r (95% CI, confidence interval). * P < 0.05

SMBG self-monitoring of blood glucose, GA glycated albumin, CGM continuous glucose monitoring, TAR time above range, TIR time in range, TBR time below range, ADRR average daily risk range, CV coefficient of variation, MAGE mean amplitude of glycemic excursion; HBGI high blood glucose index, LBGI low blood glucose index, SD standard deviation, MODD mean daily difference for inter-day variation, PAID problem areas in diabetes, HFS-B hypoglycemia fear survey-behavior, and HFS-W hypoglycemia fear survey-worry