Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of patients switched to insulin vs. patients remained insulin naïve.
| Remained insulin-naïve n = 29 |
Switched to insulin treatment n = 44 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age ± SD (yrs) | 52.7 ± 10.7 | 58.1 ± 6.8 | .010 |
| % female (number) | 31.0 (9) | 31.8 (14) | .945 |
| Mean disease duration ± SD (yrs) | 5.3 ± 4.6 | 7.7 ± 5.0 | .040 |
| Mean HbA1c ± SD (%) | 8.3 ± 1.4 | 9.1 ± 1.7 | .027 |
| # of complications 1 | 0.2 ± 0.5 | 0.9 ± 1.2 | .002 |
1 Retinopathy, nephropathy, diabetic neuropathy, diabetic foot syndrome, coronary heart disease, stroke, arterial occlusive disease