Table 2.
Blood glucose monitoring, leisure-time physical activity, and dietary intake in the groups divided by gender and fear of hypoglycaemia status
| Men | Women | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoH, yes n = 108 (42.9%) |
FoH, no n = 144 (57.1%) |
p | FoH, yes n = 225 (62.0%) |
FoH, no n = 138 (38.0%) |
p | |
| Reported SMBG/day, n | 3.6 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ± 1.8 | 0.063 | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 3.5 ± 1.7 | 0.025 |
| Hypoglycaemia* measurements per number of journal days, n | 0.2(0.0–0.5) | 0.2(0.0–0.5) | 0.372 | 0.3(0.0–0.5) | 0.2(0.0–0.5) | 0.538 |
| Mean of reported BG values, mmol/l | 8.1(7.1–9.5) | 7.6(6.5–8.9) | 0.041 | 8.2(7.0–9.4) | 7.8(6.8–9.7) | 0.485 |
| METh per number of journal days | 4.3(2.5–8.4) | 5.0(2.4–8.6) | 0.901 | 5.3(3.2–8.3) | 4.5(2.7–8.0) | 0.242 |
| Dietary intake | ||||||
| Energy, MJ | 8.8 ± 2.5 | 8.3 ± 2.4 | 0.118 | 7.1(6.1–8.1) | 6.7(5.8–7.7) | 0.059 |
| Carbohydrate, E% | 43.9 ± 6.5 | 43.4 ± 7.5 | 0.568 | 44.9 ± 6.4 | 44.0 ± 7.8 | 0.221 |
| Carbohydrate, g | 233(172–282) | 208(160–256) | 0.068 | 188(155–226) | 174(146–216) | 0.065 |
| Fat, E% | 35.2(30.9–39.0) | 36.4(30.3–39.9) | 0.372 | 34.8 ± 6.1 | 35.3 ± 6.5 | 0.545 |
| Fat, g | 77(61–101) | 75(60–97) | 0.360 | 65 ± 21 | 67 ± 22 | 0.244 |
| Protein, E% | 16.3(14.8–18.7) | 16.7(15.0–18.3) | 0.728 | 16.2(14.3–18.5) | 17.2(15.0–18.9) | 0.024 |
| Protein, g | 83(68–102) | 79(64–100) | 0.175 | 69(60–81) | 68(59–79) | 0.475 |
| Protein, g/kg | 1.11 ± 0.33 | 0.96 ± 0.26 | 0.001 | 1.05(0.84–1.26) | 0.98(0.82–1.16) | 0.071 |
| Alcohol, E% | 0.96(0–2.70) | 1.18(0–3.94) | 0.880 | 0.53(0–2.99) | 0.05(0–2.54) | 0.360 |
| Alcohol, g | 2.56(0–8.75) | 3.59(0–9.99) | 0.700 | 1.52(0–7.28) | 0.12(0–5.85) | 0.365 |
| Sucrose, g | 34.0(22.2–54.5) | 24.8(16.2–41.0) | 0.169 | 32.0(20.6–45.0) | 28.5(17.6–45.3) | 0.100 |
| Fibre, g | 23.2(17.6–30.2) | 21.6(16.1–26.2) | 0.192 | 22.4(17.3–28.3) | 20.9(16.9–25.5) | 0.209 |
Data are presented as median(interquartile range) for continuous non-normally distributed variables, and mean ± SD for continuous normally distributed variables. FoH, fear of hypoglycaemia; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose; BG, blood glucose; MET, metabolic equivalent of task; E%, percentage of total energy intake. *Blood glucose values below 3.5 mmol/l.