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. 2020 Dec 24;16(1):88–96. doi: 10.1177/1932296820978769

Table 3B.

Burdens of CGM Use by Age in Individuals Not Using CGM: Item Agreement.

Age (years) Frequency (%) Too costly Painful to wear Readings not trusted Too much time to use Not helpful Cause worry Embarrassed wearing Hard to understand
2-11 Agree a 11.11 3.39 12.31 4.76 7.94 9.52 9.68 4.84
Neutral 38.10 54.24 43.08 26.98 22.22 28.57 27.42 27.42
Disagree b 50.79 42.37 44.62 68.25 69.84 61.90 62.90 67.74
12-18 Agree a 6.02 15.48 8.57 9.71 6.36 10.98 14.94 4.62
Neutral 50.60 39.88 38.29 26.29 20.23 23.70 22.41 24.86
Disagree b 43.37 44.64 53.14 64.00 73.41 65.32 62.64 70.52
19-26 Agree a 11.46 17.35 8.16 6.12 3.13 7.22 10.20 1.03
Neutral 47.92 42.86 28.57 27.55 18.75 23.71 18.37 28.87
Disagree b 40.63 39.80 63.27 66.33 78.13 69.07 71.43 70.10
27-49 Agree a 25.23 12.61 12.28 8.04 1.79 5.36 2.63 0.88
Neutral 48.65 43.24 34.21 41.07 25.00 37.50 22.81 30.97
Disagree b 26.13 44.14 53.51 50.89 73.21 57.14 74.56 68.14
50-64 Agree a 30.26 12.99 15.38 15.58 3.90 11.69 15.38 6.49
Neutral 42.11 40.26 34.62 42.86 31.17 35.06 16.67 42.86
Disagree b 27.63 46.75 50.00 41.56 64.94 53.25 67.95 50.65
65+ Agree a 24.00 18.52 19.23 11.11 11.54 21.43 15.38 18.52
Neutral 56.00 48.15 42.31 48.15 23.08 28.57 30.77 37.04
Disagree b 20.00 33.33 38.46 40.74 65.38 50.00 53.85 44.44
Total Agree a 15.83 13.70 11.15 9.06 4.94 9.64 11.05 4.19
Neutral 47.30 43.15 35.97 32.97 22.85 28.91 21.92 30.24
Disagre b 36.87 43.15 52.88 57.97 72.21 61.45 67.03 65.57
a

Includes strongly agree and agree.

b

Includes strongly disagree and disagree.

Bold values indicate that >15.0% agreed.

CGM, continuous glucose monitoring.