Table 2.
Summary of glycaemic data between the app-assisted care cohort and a matched historical cohort.
| App-assisted care | Historical cohort | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (sd) fasting plasma glucose level (mmol/l) | 4.8 (0.4) | 5.0 (0.92) | 0.022 |
| Mean (sd) postprandial plasma glucose level (mmol/l) | 6.1 (0.4) | 6.6 (1.2) | < 0.001 |
| Mean (sd) percentage of below threshold (< 3.5) fasting blood glucose values per patient (n/%) | 0.5 (1.9) | 0.5 (2.4) | 0.9556 |
| Mean (sd) percentage of above threshold (> 5.3) fasting blood glucose levels per patient (n/%) | 17.8 (20.0) | 18.0 (21.8) | 0.8993 |
| Mean (sd) percentage of below threshold (< 3.5) postprandial blood glucose values per patient (n/%) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.8659 |
| Mean (sd) percentage of above threshold (> 7.8) postprandial blood glucose values per patient | 76.2 (14.4) | 83.1 (17.6) | < 0.001 |
| Fasting blood glucose 90th percentile (mean ± SD) | 5.4 (0.5) | 6.1 (5.4) | 0.083 |
| Postprandial blood glucose 90th percentile (mean ± SD) | 7.3 (0.6) | 8.2 (6.4) | 0.080 |
| Requirement for metformin (n/%) | 4 / 2.4 | 8/4.9 | 0.174 |
| Requirement for insulin (n/%) | 10/6.0 | 12/7.4 | |
| Requirement for metformin and insulin (n/%) | 1/0.6 | 5/3.1 | |
| Mean gestational age at commencement of metformin or insulin | 33.3 (3.0) | 31.6 (2.5) | 0.071 |
| Mean time from diagnosis to commencement of metformin or insulin (weeks/range) |
7.4 (2.8) (n = 14) |
5.0 (2.4) (n = 25) |
0.008 |