TABLE 3.
Frequencies of level 3 hypoglycaemia by the type of aid required for recovery (overall and by diabetes type) at baselinea and study endb
| Overall (n = 978) |
T1DM (n = 163) |
T2DM (n = 815) |
T1DM versus T2DM |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Study end | p-Valuec | Baseline | Study end | p-Valuec | Baseline | Study end | p-Valuec | Baseline p-Valuec |
Study end p-Valuec |
| Total number of level 3 hypoglycaemia events, n | ||||||||||
| 2354 | 4007 | - | 750 | 443 | - | 1604 | 3564 | - | - | - |
| Treated outside the care system by a non-HCP (e.g. family/friend/colleague), n (%) | ||||||||||
| 1207 (51.27) | 2523 (62.96) | <.0001d | 432 (57.60) | 309 (69.75) | <.0001d | 775 (48.32) | 2214 (62.12) | <.0001d | <.0001d | .0017 |
| Treated by non-transport emergency medical services, n (%) | ||||||||||
| 234 (9.94) | 486 (12.13) | .0078 | 11 (1.47) | 12 (2.71) | .1317 | 223 (13.90) | 474 (13.30) | .5571 | <.0001d | <.0001d |
| Treated in hospital without admission, n (%) | ||||||||||
| 130 (5.52) | 184 (4.59) | .0981 | 2 (0.27) | 5 (1.13) | .0596 | 128 (7.98) | 179 (5.02) | <.0001d | <.0001d | .0002d |
| Treated in hospital with admission, n (%) | ||||||||||
| 61 (2.59) | 183 (4.57) | .0001d | 4 (0.53) | 7 (1.58) | .068 | 57 (3.55) | 176 (4.94) | .0265 | <.0001d | .0014d |
| No external aid (i.e. spontaneously recovered), n (%) | ||||||||||
| 150 (6.37) | 232 (5.79) | .3453 | 28 (3.73) | 17 (3.84) | .9273 | 122 (7.61) | 215 (6.03) | .0340 | .0003 | .0621 |
| Other/unknown, n (%) | ||||||||||
| 572 (24.30) | 388 (9.68) | <.0001d | 273 (36.40) | 92 (20.77) | <.0001d | 299 (18.64) | 296 (8.31) | <.0001d | <.0001d | <.0001d |
Abbreviations: HCP, health care provider; T1DM, type 1 diabetes mellitus; T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.
a
Based on a 1-year lookback.
b
Based on a prospective follow-up period of 12 months.
c
z-tests were used to compare proportions.
d
Significant based on a Bonferroni-adjusted α = 0.0016, giving a family-wise error rate of α = 0.05.