Table 3: Comparison results by insulin treatment protocol types.

 

OAD + Insulin

(n = 209)

Pre-Mix Insulin

(n = 172)

Intensive Insulin

(n = 151)

p-value

Age

 

0.366

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

59.66 ± 9.03

58 (53-65)

59.49 ± 9.18

59 (53-65.50)

58.36 ± 8.99

58 (51-65)

Duration of Diabetes (Year)

 

< 0.000+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

12.10 ± 6.84

11 (7-15)

10.70 ± 7.76

10 (6-15)

8.36 ± 6.72

6 (3-12)

Time to Switch to Insulin After Diagnosis (Year)

 

 

< 0.000+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

8.60 ± 6.04

8 (4-11)

7.51 ± 5.80

6 (3-10.5)

4.82 ± 5.29

3 (1-6)

Insulin Using Time (Year)

 

0.539+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

3.67 ± 3.41

3 (1-5)

3.40 ± 3.02

2 (1-4)

3.86 ± 3.57

3 (1-5)

Diabetes Onset Age

 

0.016+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

47.56 ± 8.85

46 (41-52)

48.80 ± 9.52

49 (42-56)

50.00 ± 9.20

49 (43-55)

HbA1c

 

0.929+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

8.38 ± 1.74

8 (7-9.5)

8.49 ± 2.19

7.95 (6.9-9.4)

8.37 ± 1.88

8 (7-9.2)

BMI (kg/m2)

 

0.045+

 ± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

30.79 ± 5.31

30.4(27.1-33.7)

29.50 ± 5.54

28.75(25.55-33.3)

29.98.02 ± 4.50

29.80(26.8-32.7)

Cigarette Pack/Year

(n = 115)

(n = 88)

(n = 89)

 

0.341+

± sd

Median (Q1-Q3)

33.09 ± 23.72

30(15-45)

36.18 ± 23.56

34.50(15.5-50)

38.56 ± 26.46

30(20-60)

‡One Way Variance Analysis (ANOVA); +Kruskal Wallis Test