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. 2014 Nov 1;16(11):816–818. doi: 10.1089/dia.2014.0261

Table 1.

Baseline and 6-Month Changes in Glycosylated Hemoglobin Values According to Treatment Group, Anti-Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Concentration, and C-Peptide Concentration

  Pump treatment MDI treatment  
Analyte, concentration range n A1C (baseline) (%) ΔA1C (%) n A1C (baseline) (%) ΔA1C (%) Comparing treatment groups
Anti-GAD Ab
 <1 U/mL 135 9.0±0.76 −1.07±1.19 129 9.0±0.80 −0.44±1.13 P<0.0001
 ≥1 U/mL 27 8.9±0.67 −1.00±1.28 30 8.8±0.57 −0.24±0.86 P=0.01
  Comparing anti-GAD groups     P=0.90     P=0.46  
C-peptide
 <156 pmol/L (<0.47 ng/mL) 43 9.0±0.61 −0.96±1.14 35 8.8±0.62 −0.10±0.97 P=0.002
 ≥156 to <309 pmol/L (≥0.47 to <0.93 ng/mL) 33 8.7±0.61 −0.94±1.11 48 8.9±0.67 −0.53±1.08 P=0.035
 ≥310 to <569 pmol/L (≥0.93 to <1.72 ng/mL) 40 9.0±0.92 −1.22±1.14 40 9.1±0.90 −0.63±1.06 P=0.012
 ≥569 pmol/L (≥1.72 ng/mL) 45 9.1±0.68 −1.07±1.41 35 9.1±0.81 −0.24±1.17 P=0.006
  Comparing C-peptide quartiles     P=0.74     P=0.14  

ΔA1C, change in glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) from baseline to 6 months; Anti-GAD Ab, anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody; MDI, multiple daily injection.