Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| IDMETi Intervention |
IDMETii Insulin-naïve |
Usual Care Control |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Entire sample, n | 15 | 9 | 16 |
| Age, years, mean (SD) | 57.2 (11.3) | 57.6 (13.7) | 52.87 (13.7) |
| Female sex, n (%) | 9 (60.0) | 5 (55) | 6 (38) |
| White race, n (%) | 12 (86) | 7 (78) | 12 (86) |
| Hispanic, n (%) | 1 (7) | 0 | 1 (6) |
| BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 36 (12) | 34 (4) | 33 (6) |
| Self-reported duration of diabetes, years, mean (SD) | 10 (7) | 8 (6.7) | 12 (8) |
| Self-reported duration of diabetes, years, median (IQR) | 10 (5–18) | 8 (4–10) | 11.5 (7–15) |
| Admission diagnosesiii | |||
| Acute coronary syndrome, n (%) | 2 (13) | 2 (22) | 2 (12) |
| CHF, n (%) | 2 (13) | 0 | 4 (25) |
| Other cardiac, n (%) | 5 (33) | 2 (22) | 2 (12) |
| Lower extremity cellulitis or ulcer, n (%) | 2 (13) | 1 (11) | 2 (12) |
| Pneumonia, n (%) | 1 (7) | 1 (11) | 1 (6) |
| Other, n (%) | 3 (20) | 3 (33) | 5 (31) |
| Comorbidities | |||
| Cardiovascular disease, n (%) | 8 (53) | 5 (55) | 10 (62) |
| Depressive disorder, n (%) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (33) | 4 (25) |
| Glycemia, all subjects | |||
| HbA1c, mean (SD) DCCT (%) IFCC (mmol/mol) |
9.6 (1.6) 82 (17) |
9.5 (1.5) 81 (16) |
9.7 (1.7) 83 (19) |
| Insulin use prior to admission, n (%) | 6 (36) | none | 11 (69) |
i
Inpatient diabetes management and education
ii
The subset of the inpatient diabetes management and education group who were not prescribed insulin prior to hospital admission
iii
Percentages do not sum to 100 because of rounding error