Table 3.
Baseline characteristics of study participants by group.
| Characteristic | Group 1 (n=10) |
Group 2 (n=10) |
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| Demographic characteristics | ||||
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Age (years), mean (SD) |
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53.9 (7.7) | 56.9 (8.9) |
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Male sex, n (%) |
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6 (60%) | 6 (60%) |
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Education level a , n (%) |
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Low education level | 3 (30%) | 2 (20%) |
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Middle education level | 4 (40%) | 4 (40%) |
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High education level | 3 (30%) | 4 (40%) |
| Diabetes characteristics | ||||
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Diabetes duration since diagnosis (years), median (min-max) | 8.0 (2.0-25.0) | 7.0 (1.0-23.0) | |
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Duration of insulin use (years), median (min-max) | 3.0 (0.3-15.0) | 1.0 (0.0-3.0) | |
| Insulin regimen | ||||
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Basal, n (%) |
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7 (70%) | 10 (100%) |
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Multiple daily, n (%) |
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3 (30%) | 0 (0%) |
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HbA1c, mean (SD) |
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7.2 (0.7) | 8.4 (6.3) |
aLow education level: primary school or none; Middle education level: vocational or other secondary school; High education level: university or vocational postsecondary school.