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. 2022 Apr 28;13:2229. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29488-x

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of participants in the HARPdoc RCT by intervention arm.

Demographic measure HARPdoc BGAT
N 49 50
n (%) in USA 8 (16.3) 9 (18.0)
Age (years)—mean ± sd 56.7 ± 12.2 51.9 ± 14.1
Female gender—n (%) 29 (59.2) 26 (52.0)
Ethnicity—n (%)
     White 46 (93.9) 49 (98.0)
     African/Caribbean 0 (0.0) 1 (2.0)
     Hispanic 1 (2.0) 0 (0.0)
     Mixed 1 (2.0) 0 (0.0)
     Other 1 (2.0) 0 (0.0)
Body Mass Index (BMI)—mean ± sd [N = 48] 27.0 ± 5.5 [N = 50] 25.8 ± 4.4
Duration of type 1 diabetes (years)—mean ± sd 38.1 ± 16.0 33.6 ± 14.7
Glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, %—mean ± sd [N = 48] 7.4 ± 1.1 [N = 50] 7.4 ± 1.3
Glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, mmol/mol—mean ± sd [N = 48] 57.1 ± 12.2 [N = 50] 57.4 ± 14.1
Duration of experience of SH—n (%)
     <2 years 2 (4.1) 2 (4.0)
     ≥2 years to <5 years 14 (28.6) 8 (16.0)
     ≥5 years to <10 years 10 (20.4) 9 (18.0)
     ≥10 years 23 (46.9) 31 (62.0)
Baseline rate of SH—Median [IQR] 5.0 [2.0–11.0] 5.0 [2.0–12.0]
Diabetes complications and co-morbidities
 Pancreas transplant—n (%) 2 (4.1) 0 (0.0)
 Islet transplant—n (%) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Renal transplant—n (%) 1 (2.0) 0 (0.0)
 Symptomatic (peripheral) Neuropathy—n (%) 11 (22.4) 10 (20.0)
 Retinopathy—n (%) [N = 48] 34 (70.8) [N = 50] 37 (74.0)
 Number of comorbidities—mean ± sd [N = 49] 7.2 ± 5.3 [N = 46]7.2 ± 5.0

n = number; N = number of participants with data.