Table 2

Changes in glycemic control, quality of life and disease burden among all participants

Baseline (A)1 year (B)2 years (C)B vs AC vs AC vs B
Glycemia
 HbA1c60.7 (59.1 to 62.3)57.3 (55.8 to 58.8)57.8 (56.0 to 59.5)−3.4 (−6.1 to −0.7)−2.9 (−5.9 to −0.02)0.5 (−2.4 to 3.3)
 n341253342
 Hypoglycemic events in the past 6 months64.7 (55.3 to 74.0)66.3 (55.0 to 77.6)51.0 (42.1 to 59.9)1.6 (−16.2 to 19.5)−13.6 (−29.4 to 2.1)−15.3 (−32.8 to 2.3)
 n325311294
Quality of life
 EQ-5D-3L Dutch tariff0.8 (0.8 to 0.9)0.9 (0.8 to 0.9)0.8 (0.8 to 0.9)0.01 (−0.03 to 0.05)0.0 (−0.04 to 0.04)−0.01 (−0.05 to 0.03)
 n342342336
 EQ-VAS69.8 (67.4 to 72.2)71.7 (69.0 to 74.4)73.9 (71.0 to 76.9)1.9 (−2.5 to 6.3)4.1 (−0.5 to 8.7)2.2 (−2.6 to 7.1)
 n342342336
 SF-12v2 PCS score38.2 (37.4 to 38.9)47.2 (46.2 to 48.2)46.9 (45.9 to 47.9)9.1 (7.6 to 10.6)8.7 (7.2 to 10.2)−0.4 (−2.1 to 1.4)
 n342342342
 SF-12v2 MCS score48.8 (47.6 to 50.1)49.4 (48.3 to 50.5)47.5 (46.4 to 48.7)0.6 (−1.5 to 2.6)−1.3 (−3.4 to 0.8)−1.9 (−3.8 to 0.03)
 n342333333
Disease burden
 Hospital admissions0.1 (0.04 to 0.2)0.1 (−0.01 to 0.1)1.3 (−2.2 to 4.8)−0.1 (−0.2 to 0.1)1.2 (−3.1 to 5.5)1.3 (−3.0 to 5.6)
 n342342341
 Lost working days6.0 (2.7 to 9.3)5.1 (2.2 to 8.0)5.7 (1.5 to 9.9)−0.9 (−6.3 to 4.5)−0.3 (−6.8 to 5.6) 0.6 (−5.6 to 6.8)
 n342342339
  • Data are presented as mean (difference) with 95% CI.

  • HbA1c concentrations are presented in mmol/mol.

  • EQ-5D-3L, three-level version of EuroQol 5 Dimension; EQ-VAS, EQ-Visual Analogue Scale; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; MCS, Mental Component Summary; PCS, Physical Component Summary; SF-12v2, 12-Item Short Form Health Survey version 2.