Table 2. Participant characteristics according to insulin regimen.
| CONV (n=70) |
MDI (n=258) |
PUMP (n=179) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years)a | 11.3±2.2 | 12.7±2.2 | 12.6±2.2 |
| Sex (% female) | 59 | 48 | 54 |
| Race/ethnicity (% non-white)b | 13 | 12 | 3 |
| z-BMI (SDS) | 0.56±0.82 | 0.73±0.72 | 0.66±0.82 |
| BMI percentile (%) | 67±23 | 72±20 | 70±23 |
| Age at T1D diagnosis (years)c | 7.7±2.9 | 7.1±3.6 | 6.2±3.0 |
| T1D duration (years)d | 3.6±2.8 | 5.5±3.5 | 6.4±3.1 |
| Insulin dose (U/kg/day)e | 0.9±0.2 | 1.0±0.3 | 0.9±0.2 |
| BG monitoring frequency (%)f | |||
| ≤2 times/day | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| 3 times/day | 20 | 22 | 10 |
| 4 times/day | 59 | 43 | 17 |
| ≥5 times/day | 7 | 27 | 70 |
| A1c % (mmol/mol)g | 8.4±1.2 (68±13) | 8.6±1.1 (70±12) | 8.0±0.9 (64±10) |
CONV: Conventional therapy; MDI: Multiple daily injections
a
CONV vs. MDI: p<.001, CONV vs. PUMP: p<.001.
b
CONV vs. PUMP: p=.002, MDI vs. PUMP: p<.001.
c
CONV vs. PUMP: p=.003, MDI vs. PUMP: p=.01.
d
CONV vs. MDI: p<.001, CONV vs. PUMP: p<.001, MDI vs. PUMP: p=.02.
e
CONV vs. MDI: p<.001, MDI vs. PUMP: p<.001.
f
CONV vs. MDI: p=.002, CONV vs. PUMP: p<.001, MDI vs. PUMP: p<.001.
g
MDI vs. PUMP: p<.001.