Table 1.
Characteristics of all (N=282), eligible (n=154), and ineligible (n=128) patients for Internet-based self-management.
| Characteristics | Patients with well-controlled T2DMa, N (%) |
Eligible patients, n (%) |
Ineligible patients, n (%) |
P value (eligible vs ineligible) |
| Total number of patients | 282 (100) | 154 (54.6) | 128 (45.4) |
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| Age in years, mean (SD) | 63.0 (13.5) | 59.3 (12.1) | 67.6 (13.8) | <.001 |
| Sex, female | 122 (43.3) | 58 (37.7) | 64 (50) | .04 |
| Ethnicity, Western Europeanb | 184 (74.5) | 121 (78.6) | 63 (67.7) | .06 |
| Educational level, lowc | 53 (58.2) | 39 (52.7) | 25 (65.8) | .15 |
| Diabetes duration, years, median (IQRd) | 6.6 (7.0) | 5.5 (5.2) | 7.7 (7.5) | .002 |
| HbA1ce (mmol/mol), median (IQRd) | 48.0 (6) | 48.0 (7) | 49.0 (7) | .01 |
| HbA1c (%),median (IQRd) | 6.5 (0.6) | 6.5 (0.6) | 6.6 (0.6) | .01 |
| LDLf cholesterol (mmol/L), median (IQRd) | 1.90 (0.6) | 2.00 (0.7) | 1.90 (0.7) | .15 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg), median (IQRd) | 128 (15) | 128 (18) | 129 (17) | .06 |
| BMIg (kg/m2), median (IQRd) | 28.0 (6.1) | 27.6 (5.8) | 28.7 (6.8) | .33 |
| Microvascular complications | 77 (28.6) | 33 (22.9) | 44 (35.2) | .03 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 66 (23.4) | 29 (18.8) | 37 (28.9) | .05 |
| Lifestyle advice only | 49 (17.4) | 31 (20.1) | 18 (14.1) | .18 |
| Insulin use | 29 (10.3) | 10 (6.5) | 19 (14.8) | .02 |
aT2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus.
bEthnicity N=247; n=154 in eligible patients and n=93 in ineligible patients.
cEducation N=112; n=74 in eligible patients and n=38 in ineligible patients.
dIQR: interquartile range.
eHbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.
fLDL: low-density lipoprotein.
gBMI: body mass index.