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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Population characteristics, prescription patterns and glycemic control of users of flash glucose monitoring systems in Brazil: a real-world evidence study

 

Flash glucose monitoring system

N = 1720 (13.5%)

Blood glucose monitoring system

N = 11,007 (86.5%)

Total

N = 12,727 (100%)

P value

Type of diabetes

   

< 0.001

 Type 1

1507 (87.6%)

7466 (67.8%)

8973 (70.5%)

 

 Type 2

85 (4.9%)

2573 (23.4%)

2658 (20.9%)

 

 Gestational

11 (0.6%)

562 (5.1%)

573 (4.5%)

 

 LADA

117 (6.8%)

406 (3.7%)

523 (4.1%)

 

Age

   

< 0.001

 Mean (SD)

31.62 (17.32)

36.23 (15.86)

35.61 (16.14)

 

Age ranges

   

< 0.001

 < 18 years

376 (21.9%)

742 (6.7%)

1118 (8.8%)

 

 ≥ 18 years

1344 (78.1%)

10,265 (93.3%)

11,609 (91.2%)

 

Sex

   

0.011

 Female

954 (58.1%)

6539 (61.4%)

7493 (60.9%)

 

 Male

688 (41.9%)

4115 (38.6%)

4803 (39.1%)

 

 Missing

78

353

431

 

Region

   

< 0.001

 Central-west

145 (11.1%)

829 (8.8%)

974 (9.1%)

 

 Northeast

80 (6.1%)

1387 (14.8%)

1467 (13.7%)

 

 North

28 (2.1%)

243 (2.6%)

271 (2.5%)

 

 Southeast

774 (59.0%)

5325 (56.7%)

6099 (57.0%)

 

 South

284 (21.7%)

1600 (17.1%)

1884 (17.6%)

 

 Missing

409

1623

2032

 

Years of diabetes diagnosis

   

< 0.001

 Mean (SD)

10.65 (11.51)

8.87 (10.21)

9.10 (10.41)

 

 Missing

207

1095

1302

 

BMI (kg/m2)

   

< 0.001

 Mean (SD)

23.73 (4.60)

25.94 (5.38)

25.66 (5.34)

 

 Missing

203

742

945

 

Z-score*

   

0.408

 Mean (SD)

0.13 (0.97)

0.13 (1.10)

0.13 (1.05)

 

 Missing**

131

303

434

 

Frequency of Glic™ use

   

0.009

 Mean (SD)

50.84 (241.41)

33.48 (95.13)

35.82 (125.43)

 
  1. BMI, body mass index; LADA, latent autoimmune diabetes in adults; SD, standard deviation
  2. *Only for children and adolescents (age < 18 years)
  3. ** Considering only children and adolescents (age < 18 years)