Table 2.
Blood glucose checking frequency and values during the 12-month period following study index date.
| Characteristic | Stress, no behavioral health diagnosis/treatment (n=868) | Stress, with behavioral health diagnosis/treatment (n=940) | No stress, with behavioral health diagnosis/treatment (n=538) | No stress, no behavioral health diagnosis/treatment (n=917) | P valuea | |
| A1C at enrollment, mean (SD) | 7.8 (1.8) | 7.6 (1.7) | 7.6 (1.7) | 7.5 (1.7) | .02 | |
| Number of stressed blood glucose checks, value (SD) | 9.52 (29) | 12.7 (39.1) | N/Ab | N/A | <.001 | |
| Total number of blood glucose checks, value (SD) | 329.2 (399.8) | 314.6 (406.4) | 193.5 (273.6) | 203.4 (275.9) | <.001 | |
| Blood glucose, values (SD) | 154.5 (43.9) | 152.8 (42.9) | 145.7 (43.4) | 145.9 (46.1) | <.001 | |
| Maximum blood glucose, value (SD) | 322.8 (121.5) | 317.9 (126.8) | 279.2 (116.6) | 274.2 (114.5) | <.001 | |
| Glycemic variability, value (SD) | 28.8 (11.7) | 28.3 (11) | 27.7 (12.6) | 26 (12.5) | <.001 | |
| Percent time in specified range over, value (SD) | ||||||
| Less than 54 mg/dL | 1.1 (3.2) | 0.9 (2.9) | 1.5 (6.2) | 1.1 (4.5) | .04 | |
| 55-70 mg/dL | 1.9 (3.4) | 1.8 (3.4) | 2.3 (5.5) | 1.8 (3. 9) | .13 | |
| 71-180 mg/dL | 72.1 (25.9) | 72.9 (25.2) | 75.5 (25.6) | 76.5 (27.0) | .001 | |
| More than 180 mg/dL | 25.0 (25.5) | 24.5 (25.0) | 20.7 (24.6) | 20.6 (26.4) | <.001 | |
aAnalysis of variance was used for between group comparisons.
bN/A: not applicable.