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Table 3 Results for primary and secondary outcomes at baseline and 6-months follow-up for individuals with measurements at both time points

From: Virtual clinic for young people with type 1 diabetes: a randomised wait-list controlled study

   

Mean (SD)

   

Variable

Group

n

Baseline

6 months

P-valuea

Changeb

P-valuec

HbA1c (mmol/mol)

Intervention

33

63.5 (15.0)

62.8 (11.2)

0.66

-0.76 (9.9)

0.85

Control

38

59.6 (11.5)

59.3 (11.7)

0.80

-0.34 (8.3)

 

Time in range

(%)

Intervention

30

45.3 (13.5)

50.8 (16.0)

0.08

5.50 (16.6)

0.34

Control

34

51.1 (17.5)

52.6 (16.3)

0.62

1.47 (17.0)

 

Time below range

(%)

Intervention

30

8.0 (8.3)

7.0 (6.9)

0.57

-1.00 (9.6)

0.87

Control

34

5.7 (4.6)

5.1 (4.3)

0.40

-0.68 (4.6)

 

DTSQ, Hyper

Intervention

30

2.8 (1.4)

3.0 (1.3)

0.47

0.20 (1.3)

0.32

Control

37

3.4 (1.3)

3.1 (1.6)

0.45

-0.27 (1.6)

 

DTSQ, Hypo

Intervention

30

1.6 (1.1)

1.7 (1.3)

0.67

0.10 (1.3)

0.69

Control

37

1.8 (1.3)

2.1 (1.3)

0.25

0.24 (1.6)

 

DTSQ score

Intervention

29

29.9 (4.1)

30.5 (4.8)

0.36

0.62 (4.0)

0.75

Control

37

28.8 (3.9)

28.8 (3.8)

0.68

-0.05 (4.2)

 

Physical health

Intervention

30

67.6 (17.3)

68.3 (18.9)

0.48

0.70 (11.7)

0.57

Control

37

68.1 (18.4)

69.7 (14.1)

0.73

1.59 (15.9)

 

Physical burden

Intervention

30

10.5 (8.6)

7.3 (9.2)

0.03

-3.23 (9.6)

0.02

Control

37

8.4 (9.2)

11.1 (8.1)

0.17

2.62 (10.0)

 

Emotional health

Intervention

29

66.9 (21.1)

69.2 (19.5)

0.46

2.34 (18.2)

0.80

Control

37

65.6 (16.3)

70.1 (15.9)

0.07

4.51 (16.1)

 

Emotional burden

Intervention

29

9.5 (9.0)

6.9 (7.2)

0.08

-2.59 (10.9)

0.57

Control

37

12.8 (10.5)

10.7 (10.9)

0.31

-2.11 (11.2)

 

Social health

Intervention

29

79.9 (14.4)

78.1 (14.4)

0.37

-1.79 (16.0)

0.66

Control

37

86.3 (16.9)

84.4 (14.5)

0.28

-1.86 (12.5)

 

Social burden

Intervention

29

3.6 (7.6)

3.8 (8.2)

0.95

0.17 (5.3)

0.08

Control

37

4.5 (9.9)

1.6 (4.0)

0.01

-2.92 (8.3)

 

Quality of life

Intervention

28

73.0 (15.6)

76.1 (14.4)

0.30

3.11 (15.3)

0.70

Control

36

77.1 (12.8)

78.2 (13.4)

0.44

1.08 (11.0)

 

Burden quality of life

Intervention

27

11.3 (8.5)

11.0 (8.9)

0.44

-0.70 (6.3)

0.51

Control

36

10.0 (8.7)

8.4 (8.5)

0.23

-1.61 (8.2)

 
  1. Note: Significant P-values are given in bold. DTSQ, Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire; SD, standard deviation, a P-value for test of differences between values at baseline and 6-months follow-up within groups. b Change from baseline to 6-months follow-up. c P-value for test of differences in change from baseline to 6-months follow-up between intervention and control groups