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Table 2 Glycaemic control and clinic attendance

From: Severe obesity in a specialist type 2 diabetes outpatient clinic: an Australian retrospective cohort study

Measure

BMI ≥ 35 kg/m2 (n = 291) 42%

BMI < 35 kg/m2 (n = 409) 58%

P value

Final HbA1c a

66 ± 20 mmol/mol (8.2 ± 1.8%)

62 ± 19 mmol/mol (7.8 ± 1.7%)

0.073

HbA1c reduction % a

15 ± 28 mmol/mol (1.4 ± 2.6%)

14 ± 28 mmol/mol (1.2 ± 2.5%)

0.661

% achieving HbA1c < 53 mmol/mol (7.0%) a

29%

39%

0.092

% with HbA1c > 75 mmol/mol (9.0%) a

29%

19%

0.066

Documented hypoglycaemia

21% (n = 59)

30% (n = 121)

0.007

Frequent hypoglycaemic episodes

9.5% (n = 27)

14% (n = 56)

0.084

Documented severe hypoglycaemia

1.4% (n = 4)

2.3% (n = 9)

0.418

Lipohypertrophy

5.3% (n = 15)

2.0% (n = 8)

0.019

Endocrinologist Appointments Attended/patient

1.8 ± 1.6

1.9 ± 1.8

0.788

Total Diabetes Specialist Nurse (Educator) Appointments Attended/patient

0.7 ± 1.3

0.7 ± 1.3

0.998

Total Dietician Appointments Attended/patient

0.3 ± 0.7

0.2 ± 0.5

0.019

  1. a n = 153 (BMI ≥ 35) and n = 119 (BMI < 35) had 2 HbA1c readings available