Table 3.
Comparison of the outcomes at the 12th week between group A (the family portal use group) and group B (the non–family portal use group) before and after matching.
| Outcomea | Before matching | After matching | |||||
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Group A (n=402) | Group B (n=6180) | P value | Group A (n=394) | Group B (n=394) | P value | |
| Fasting blood glucose (12th week), mmol/L (SD) | 7.10 (1.70) | 7.48 (2.03) | <.001 | 7.12 (1.70) | 7.42 (1.88) | .02 | |
| Fasting blood glucose <7 mmol/L (12th week), n (%) | 212 (52.7%) | 2931 (47.4%) | .04 | 204 (51.9%) | 178 (45.3%) | .07 | |
| Postprandial blood glucose (12th week), mmol/L (SD) | 8.57 (2.81) | 8.97 (2.78) | .002 | 8.56 (2.51) | 9.10 (2.69) | .002 | |
| Postprandial blood glucose <10 mmol/L (12th week), n (%) | 312 (77.6%) | 4417 (71.5%) | .009 | 304 (77.4%) | 287 (73.0%) | .19 | |
| Fasting blood glucose <7 mmol/L and postprandial blood glucose <10 mmol/L (12th week), n (%) | 191 (47.5%) | 2513 (40.7%) | .008 | 184 (46.8%) | 155 (39.4%) | .04 | |
| Self-monitoring of blood glucose frequency (12th week), times per week (SD) | 8.94 (6.72) | 8.01 (5.85) | .007 | 8.92 (6.77) | 8.02 (5.97) | .05 | |
| Education courses, n (IQR) | 23.5 (10.0-38.0) | 13 (4.0-33.0) | <.001 | 23 (9.0-38.0) | 15 (4.0-36.0) | <.001 | |
aContinuous variables are presented as means with standard deviations or medians with IQRs, and categorical variables are presented as n (%).