Table 4.
Characteristics of those participants who ever switched method of insulin delivery
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| Baseline characteristics | MDI only n=42 | MDI to pump n=14 | p* | pump only n=85 | pump to MDI n=9 | p* |
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| Age (in years) | 15.5 ± 1.4 | 15.8 ± 1.5 | 0.52 | 15.5 ± 1.4 | 14.9 ± 1.0 | 0.22 |
| Sex (% female) | 50.0% | 50.0% | 1 | 48.2% | 88.9% | 0.02 |
| Ethnicity (% minority status) | 23.8% | 21.4% | 0.86 | 8.2% | 11.1% | 0.77 |
| Education level of primary caregiver (% with at least college degree) | 38.1% | 57.1% | 0.21 | 67.1% | 77.8% | 0.51 |
| Insurance status (% with private insurance) | 61.9% | 85.7% | 0.10 | 95.3% | 100.0% | 0.51 |
| Family status (% with 2 caregivers in the home) | 64.3% | 57.1% | 0.63 | 84.7% | 88.9% | 0.74 |
| Duration of T1D (in years) | 6.1 ± 4.2 | 5.8 ± 4.5 | 0.80 | 6.2 ± 3.9 | 4.7 ± 2.5 | 0.24 |
| HbA1c (%) | 9.4 ± 2.3 | 9.9 ± 2.8 | 0.50 | 8.3 ± 1.3 | 8.9 ± 2.4 | 0.25 |
| Frequency of blood glucose monitoring (per day) | 3.7 ±1.6 | 4.0 ± 1.0 | 0.54 | 4.6 ± 1.9 | 4.8 ± 1.7 | 0.81 |
| CDI score | 8.0 ± 6.4 | 7.8 ± 6.7 | 0.92 | 7.9 ± 7.4 | 8.7 ±9.1 | 0.77 |
means ± SD, or %
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2-sided t-test for continuous variables, chi-square for dichotomous variables