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. 2020 Jun 2;22(6):e15372. doi: 10.2196/15372

Table 1.

General characteristics of continuous and noncontinuous users.

Variables Users Total (N=7453) P valuea

Continuous (n=133) Noncontinuous (n=7320)

Age (years), mean (SD) 53.59 (9.89) 57.58 (11.95) 57.51 (11.92) <.001
Sex, n (%) <.001

Male 110 (82.7) 4859 (66.37) 4969 (66.67)

Female 23 (17.3) 2461 (33.62) 2484 (33.33)
Sugar function

Data generated by users, n (%) 133 (100.0) 289 (3.95) 422 (5.66) <.001

Total data generated, n 22,350 1345 23,695 b

Individually generated data <.001


Mean (SD) 168.0 (204.0) 0.2 (1.8) 3.2 (35.1)


Median (IQR) 97 (43-186) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)
Diabetes calendar function

Data generated by users, n (%) 133 (100.0) 297 (4.06) 430 (5.77) <.001

Total data generated, n 16,407 1453 17,860

Individually generated data <.001


Mean (SD) 123.4 (143.3) 0.2 (4.0) 2.4 (25.4)


Median (IQR) 67 (35-145) 0 (0-0) 0 (0-0)
HbA1cc , mean (SD)

Number of measurements 12.44 (6.90) 11.90 (6.82) 11.92 (6.82) .38

Measure frequency 0.011 (0.010) 0.009 (0.005) 0.009 (0.005) .007

Measurement days 1254 (461) 1336 (445) 1335 (446) .04

Measurement days before MCMHd version 2.0 start 546 (348) 712 (377) 710 (377) <.001
First HbA1c measurement ≥6.5%, n (%) 111 (83.4) 5716 (78.09) 5827 (78.18) .14
First HbA1c measurement, mean (SD) 7.86 (1.78) 7.51 (1.62) 7.51 (1.62) .01
DCSIe, mean (SD) 1.17 (1.65) 1.15 (1.64) 1.15 (1.64) .99
Complications, n (%)

Retinopathy or ophthalmic 31 (23.3) 1516 (20.71) 1547 (20.75) .46

Nephropathy 13 (9.8) 765 (10.45) 778 (10.44) .80

Neuropathy 23 (17.3) 1267 (17.31) 1290 (17.31) >.99

Cerebrovascular 20 (15.0) 950 (13.00) 970 (13.01) .48

Cardiovascular 16 (12.0) 1366 (18.7) 1382 (18.54) .05

Peripheral vascular disease 1 (0.8) 59 (0.8) 60 (0.81) .94

Metabolic complications 1 (0.8) 37 (0.5) 38 (0.51) .69

aChi-square test or Z test (for categorical variables); Student t test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test (for continuous variables).

bStatistical comparison was not conducted in total generated data of sugar and diabetes calendar function.

cHbA1c: hemoglobin A1c.

dMCMH: My Chart in My Hand.

eDCSI: diabetes complications severity index.