Table 3: Glycemic control and insulin pump use, by centre type.
| Variable | All centres (n = 35) |
Large community centres (n = 14) |
Small community centres (n = 16) |
Tertiary centres (n = 5) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemoglobin A1c level, %, median (IQR) | 8.6 (8.2-9.0) n = 21 |
9.0 (8.5-9.1) n = 8 |
8.4 (8.0-9.0) n = 11 |
8.1 (7.5-8.6) n = 2 |
| Patients with type 1 diabetes using pump therapy, %, mean (range) | 38.1 (5.3-66.7) n = 33 |
41.4 (28.7-66.7) | 34.6 (5.3-65.6) n = 14 |
38.7 (27.8-55.0) |
| Funded 24-hr support for patients using pump therapy, no. (%) of centres | 10 (29) | 5 (36) | 3 (19) | 2 (40) |
| Centre-specific eligibility criteria for pump therapy, no. (%) of centres | 9 (26) n = 34 |
4 (29) | 2 (12) n = 15 |
3 (60) |
Note: IQR = interquartile range.