Achievement of HbA1c level <7.0%
|
193/482 (40.0%)
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44/95 (46.3%)
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49/120 (40.8%)
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50/129 (38.8%)
|
47/132 (35.6%)
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N.S.
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Withdrawal from insulin at 1 year
|
27/488 (5.5%)
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9/95 (9.5%)
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8/121 (6.6%)
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7/129 (5.4%)
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3/137 (2.2%)
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*
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Patients with any hypoglycemic episodes
|
105/482 (21.8%)
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19/95 (20.0%)
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17/120 (14.2%)
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39/127 (30.7%)
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29/134 (21.6%)
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N.S.
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Number of any hypoglycemic episodes/patient
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1.44 ± 5.18
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0.84 ± 2.72
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1.06 ± 4.81
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2.61 ± 7.87
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1.11 ± 3.22
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N.S.
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Patients with severe hypoglycemic episodes
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8/483 (1.7%)
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2/95 (2.1%)
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1/120 (0.8%)
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2/128 (1.6%)
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3/134 (2.2%)
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N.S.
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Number of severe hypoglycemic episodes/patient
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0.03 ± 0.35
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0.03 ± 0.23
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0.01 ± 0.09
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0.02 ± 0.12
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0.07 ± 0.62
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N.S.
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