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. 2021 Aug 23;11(12):2144–2154. doi: 10.1093/tbm/ibab113

Table 2.

Effect of PeerAID intervention on 12-month diabetes self-management behaviors, King County, Washington, 2010–2014

Unadjusted Adjusted
Control Intervention Intervention effect
Continuous self-management behaviors Baseline 12-months Within group change Baseline 12-months Within group change p-values
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Diffa 95% CI
Eating behaviors (days/week)
 General diet 3.8 (2.5) 4.7 (2.2) 0.84b 4.1 (2.2) 5.4 (1.7) 1.29b 0.54 0.07, 1.01 0.03
 Specific diet 3.6 (1.9) 4.2 (1.9) 0.57b 3.8 (1.8) 4.6 (1.8) 0.78b 0.32 −0.11, 0.75 0.14
 Carbohydrate spacing 4.7 (2.8) 5.5 (2.5) 0.74b 4.8 (2.7) 5.8 (2.3) 0.99b 0.21 −0.36, 0.78 0.46
Physical activity (minutes/week) 240.1 (364.1) 199.9 (350.0) −40.2 271.3 (421.6) 344.2 (455.6) 72.8 141.4 46.4, 236.4 0.004
Blood glucose monitoring (days/ week) 3.7 (2.9) 3.9 (2.9) 0.15 3.1 (2.9) 3.8 (2.9) 0.71b 0.37 −0.25, 0.98 0.24
Foot care (days/week) 4.2 (2.3) 5.4 (2.2) 1.17b 4.0 (2.3) 5.2 (2.1) 1.26b −0.09 −0.58, 0.41 0.74
Medication taking 5.8 (1.8) 6.1 (1.8) 0.30 5.8 (1.9) 6.1 (1.9) 0.39b 0.04 −0.37, 0.45 0.84
Control Intervention Intervention effect
Dichotomous self-management behaviors Baseline 12-months Baseline 12-months p-values
N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) RRa 95% CI
Eating behaviors
 Skipping meals a few times a month or less 70 (52.6) 76 (57.1) 49 (37.7) 84 (64.6)b 1.24 1.02, 1.50 0.03
 Preparing meals mostly at home 107 (82.9) 96 (74.4)b 109 (85.8) 113 (89.0) 1.19 1.07, 1.34 0.002
 Overeating a few times a month or less 97 (74.0) 97 (74.0) 90 (69.2) 101 (77.7) 1.04 0.91, 1.18 0.59
Current nonsmoker 103 (77.4) 105 (78.9) 98 (75.4) 101 (77.7) 1.01 0.93, 1.08 0.88

CI confidence interval; Diff difference from linear regression model; RR relative risk from modified Poisson regression model (control is reference); SD standard deviation.

aAdjusted for baseline value of the self-management behavior, baseline body mass index, and study site.

bWithin-group baseline to 12-month changes in self-management behaviors significant at the p < 0.05 level.