Table 3.
Comparison of the Glycemic variability indices and AHI in the study population
| VARIABLE | Group A (n = 20) Mean ± SD |
Group B (n = 20) Mean ± SD |
Group C (n = 10) Mean ± SD |
Group D (n = 10) Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHI | 18.97 ± 13.59 | 3.50 ± 1.34 | 18.98 ± 13.72 | 3.51 ± 1.15 |
| Time in Range (%) | 67 ± 4.26 | 69 ± 3.54 | 89 ± 2.71 | 97 ± 1.33 |
| Time above Range (%) | 20 ± 2.5 | 19 ± 2.8 | 8 ± 1.2 | 0 |
| Time below range (%) | 13 ± 2.1 | 12 ± 1.8 | 3 ± 1.4 | 2 ± 0.5 |
| Mean Glucose (mmol/L) | 7.77 ± 2.42 | 6.81 ± 2.31 | 5.85 ± 2.10 | 4.83 ± 1.95 |
| SD (mmol/L) | 2.44 ± 1.10 | 1.91 ± 0.86 | 0.87 ± 0.16 | 0.68 ± 0.11 |
| CV (%) | 31% ± 4.5 | 28% ± 3.5 | 16% ± 2.8 | 14% ± 2.4 |
| Night Mean glucose (mmol/L) | 6.84 ± 1.82 | 6.70 ± 1.64 | 5.05 ± 0.20 | 4.70 ± 0.15 |
| Night SD (mmol/L) | 2.54 ± 1.76 | 1.96 ± 0.92 | 0.98 ± 0.14 | 0.74 ± 0.14 |
| Night CV (%) | 37 ± 2.5 | 29 ± 2.3 | 19 ± 1.2 | 15 ± 1.1 |
| MAGE (mmol/L) | 5.20 ± 2.15 | 2.67 ± 1.04 | 2.47 ± 0.42 | 0.77 ± 0.19 |
| NMAGE (mmol/L) | 5.78 ± 2.16 | 2.22 ± 1.00 | 2.85 ± 0.42 | 0.62 ± 0.15 |
One way ANOVA applied, data failed normality hence Kruskal Wallis test applied
P value was significant between all four groups
P < 0.05 was considered significant
Time in Range: 3.9 to 10 mmol/L, Time Below range: < 3.9 mmol/L, Time above range > 10 mmol/L