Table 4.
Baseline patient characteristics before and after propensity score matching (pre‐glycated hemoglobin ≥7.0%)
| Variables | Before matching | After matching | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visit type | Telemedicine (n = 876) | Clinic visit (n = 697) | Standardized difference (%) | Telemedicine (n = 618) | Clinic visit (n = 618) | Standardized difference (%) |
| Age (years) | 70.7 (61.0,76.6) | 66.4 (57.4,73.4) | 28.7 | 68.2 (57.8, 75.3) | 67.9 (59.2,74.0) | 0.2 |
| Sex (female) | 240 (27.4) | 126 (18.1) | 22.4 | 121 (19.6) | 119 (19.3) | 0.8 |
| Type 2 | 804 (91.8) | 646 (92.7) | 32.3 | 573 (92.7) | 572 (92.6) | 7.5 |
| Pre‐BMI | 24.4 (3.8) | 25.0 (4.0) | 14.5 | 24.9 (3.9) | 24.8 (3.8) | 2.6 |
| Pre‐HbA1c | 7.5 (7.2, 7.9) | 7.7 (7.3, 8.2) | 32.3 | 7.6 (7.3, 8.1) | 7.6 (7.3, 8.0) | 7.5 |
Data are median (Q1,Q3), mean (SD), or number (%).
BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin.