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Table 3 Baseline and follow-up results in the three different treatment groups

From: Barriers towards insulin therapy in type 2 diabetic patients: results of an observational longitudinal study

 

Patients who remained insulin-naïve

Patients switched to insulin treatment

Patients who remained on insulin therapy

p between groups

HbA1c (%)

Baseline

8.3 (± 1.4)

9.1 (± 1.7)

8.6 (± 1.7)

.078

Endpoint

6.7 (± 0.8)

7.1 (± 1.1)

7.7 (± 1.2)

< .001c

Change

-1.6 (± 1.7)*

-1.8 (± 1.8)*

-0.9 (± 1.7)*

< .0011bc

BMI (kg/m2)

Baseline

32.9 (± 6.5)

32.4 (± 5.8)

35.7 (± 7.9)

.051

Endpoint

31.2 (± 6.6)

31.3 (± 5.2)

35.0 (± 7.9)

.010bc

Change

-1.7 (± 1.5)*

-1.1 (± 1.9)*

-0.7 (± 2.6)*

.0541

ITAS (total score)

Baseline

51.2 (± 12.2)

49.2 (± 9.8)

45.8 (± 8.3)

.040 c

Endpoint

53.6 (± 12.3)

46.2 (± 9.9)

44.5 (± 8.0)

< .001bc

Change

2.4 (± 14.8)ns

-3.0 (± 7.0)*

-1.3 (± 8.0) ns

.0031ac

Negative ITAS

Baseline

41.8 (± 12.2)

41.0 (± 9.1)

37.4 (± 10.4)

.063

Endpoint

43.4 (± 11.8)

37.9 (± 8.7)

35.7 (± 7.4)

.002bc

Change

1.6 (± 15.0) ns

-3.1 (± 6.5)*

-1.7 (± 7.3) ns

.0061ac

Positive ITAS

Baseline

10.4 (± 2.5)

9.5 (± 2.2)

9.4 (± 1.9)

.098

Endpoint

11.0 (± 2.8)

9.4 (± 2.2)

9.6 (± 2.0)

.008bc

Change

0.6 (± 3.0) ns

-0.1 (± 2.2) ns

0.2 (± 2.4) ns

.0421ac

PAID

Baseline

27.7 (± 17.8)

33.8 (± 18.4)

28.2 (± 14.1)

.166

Endpoint

21.8 (± 13.9)

26.5 (± 15.6)

24.6 (± 16.9)

.384

Change

-5.9 (± 15.8) ns

-7.3 (± 14.9) *

-3.6 (± 15.1) ns

.2851

WHO-5

Baseline

16.4 (± 6.0)

13.6 (± 6.3)

12.9 (± 6.4)

.056

Endpoint

16.7 (± 5.6)

15.6 (± 5.8)

13.9 (± 6.0)

.129

Change

0.3 (± 5.7) ns

2.0 (± 4.9) *

1.0 (± 5.7) ns

.3891

CES-D

Baseline

11.7 (± 8.2)

16.1 (± 10.2)

17.8 (± 10.9)

.039c

Endpoint

10.8 (± 7.9)

11.9 (± 9.8)

16.4 (± 9.8)

.019

Change

-0.9 (± 7.1) ns

-4.2 (± 6.0) *

-1.4 (± 8.5) ns

.0451b

Trait Anxiety

Baseline

37.7 (± 9.7)

41.3 (± 12.0)

41.6 (± 8.4)

.227

Endpoint

36.4 (± 8.3)

40.2 (± 10.6)

40.7 (± 9.9)

.138

Change

-1.3 (± 5.9) ns

-1.1 (± 8.2) ns

-0.9 (± 7.2) ns

.6221

  1. Values are means (± SD); 1 adjusted for baseline; a = p < .05 between "patients who remained insulin-naïve" and "patients switched to insulin treatment"; b = p < .05 between "patients switched to insulin treatment" and "patients who remained on insulin therapy"; c = p < .05 between "patients who remained insulin-naïve" and "patients who remained on insulin therapy"; * significant within comparison (p < .05), ns non-significant within comparison (p > .05)