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. 2017 Apr 5;11(5):988–995. doi: 10.1177/1932296817702657

Table 2.

Demographics.

RT-CGM user (n = 11) Non-RT-CGM user (n = 11) P value
Age, mean ± SD 69.6 ± 4 70.5 ± 5.5 .66a
Diagnosis duration, mean ± SD 59.4 ± 6.4 57 ± 12.8 .55a
Gender
 Male, n (%) 6 (55) 5 (45) 1.0a
 Female, n (%) 5 (45) 6 (55)
Caucasian, n (%) 11 (100) 11 (100) 1.0b
Education, n (%)
 High school graduate 0 (0) 2 (18) .59b
 Some college 2 (18) 3 (27)
 Bachelor’s degree 3 (27) 3 (27)
 Master’s degree 5 (45) 2 (18)
 Doctoral degree 1 (9) 1 (9)
Technology use, n (%)
 Internet 11 (100) 11 (100) 1.0c
 Email 11 (100) 10 (91) .30c
 Text messaging 10 (91) 4 (36) .007c**
 Laptop 10 (91) 8 (73) .26c
 Tablet 9 (82) 5 (45) .07c
 Desktop computer 8 (73) 8 (73) 1.0c
 E-reader 7 (64) 2 (18) .030c*
Diabetes management, n (%)
 Multiple daily injections 2 (18) 2 (18) 1.0b
 Insulin pump 9 (82) 9 (82)
CGM device, n (%)
 Dexcom Gen4 8 (73)
 Dexcom Gen5 1 (9)
 Medtronic Revel 1 (9)
 Medtronic Enlite 1 (9)
Length of CGM use, n (%)
 <3 months 1 (9)
 3-12 months 2 (18)
 1-2 years 4 (36)
 3-5 years 2 (18)
 >5 years 2 (18)
Frequency of CGM use, n (%)
 All of the time 10 (92)
 3 weeks per month 0 (0)
 2 weeks per month 1 (9)
 1 week per month 0 (0)
 Less than monthly 0 (0)
Payment for CGM, n (%)
 Self-pay 4 (36)
 HMO insurance 2 (18)
 Donated 1 (9)
 Medicare per appeal 0 (0)
 Other 4 (36)
Hypoglycemia unawareness, n (%) 4 (36) 8 (73) .095b
Hypoglycemia episodes per week, mean ± SD 3.82 ± 2.18 2.65 ± 1.31 .190b
Severe hypoglycemia requiring assistance in the last year, n (%) 1 (9) 8 (73) .023b*
Severe hypoglycemia resulting in a fall or inability to operate a vehicle in the last year, n (%) 0 (0) 6 (55) .012b*
a

Two-sample t-test with unequal variances. bFisher’s exact test. cExact binomial test. *p<.05, **p<.01.