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Table 8 Evolution of variables in all patients (T0: baseline value, T1: value after 18 months of intervention) and IDCT use/non-use.

From: Interdisciplinary diabetes care teams operating on the interface between primary and specialty care are associated with improved outcomes of care: findings from the Leuven Diabetes Project

 

T0

120 physicians, 67 practices

2495 patients

Mean (SD)

T1

118 physicians, 65 practices

2256 patients

Mean (SD)

Difference between T1-T0

P

HbA1c (%)

7.15 (1.26)

6.76 (0.95)

-0.39

<0.0001

IDCT users

7.78 (1.63)

7.00 (1.09)

-0.78

<0.0001

IDCT non-users

7.05 (1.16)

6.72 (0.92)

-0.33

 

SBD (mm Hg)

136 (16)

133 (15)

-3

<0.0001

IDCT users

136 (16)

133 (15)

-3

0.6335

IDCT non-users

136 (16)

133 (15)

-3

 

DBD (mm Hg)

79 (9)

77 (9)

-2

<0.0001

IDCT users

81 (9)

79 (9)

-2

0.6103

IDCT non-users

79 (9)

77 (9)

-2

 

Tchol (mg/dl)

192 (40)

177 (37)

-5

<0.0001

IDCT users

196 (39)

173 (38)

-23

0.0002

IDCT non-users

192 (41)

177 (37)

-15

 

HDL-C (mg/dl)

54 (16)

55 (15)

+1

0.0006

IDCT users

54 (16)

55 (16)

+1

0.8242

IDCT non-users

54 (15)

55 (15)

+1

 

LDL-C (mg/dl)

108 (34)

95 (32)

-13

<0,0001

IDCT users

110 (32)

90 (33)

-20

0.0012

IDCT non-users

108 (34)

95 (32)

-13

 

BMI (kg/m2)

29.6 (5.3)

29.3 (5.2)

-0.3

<0,0001

IDCT users

30.3 (5.4)

30.0 (5.3)

-0.3

0.9737

IDCT non-users

29.5 (5.2)

29.2 (5.2)

-0.3

 

Hba1c < 7%,

54%

67%

+13%

<0.0001

IDCT users

37%

57%

+20%

0.07449

IDCT non-users

57%

69%

+12%

 

BMI < 25 kg/m2

18%

20%

+2%

0.00108

IDCT users

15%

18%

+3%

0.7186

IDCT non-users

19%

21%

+2%

 

Non smokers

86%

89%

+3%

0.023

IDCT users

88%

89%

+1%

0.2675

IDCT non-users

85%

89%

+4%

 

Healthy nutrition

67%

75%

+8%

<0.0001

IDCT users

63%

77%

+ 4%

0.9885

IDCT non-users

67%

75%

+8%

 

Physical exercise

53%

60%

+7%

0.00035

IDCT users

59%

71%

+12%

0.3349

IDCT non-users

52%

59%

+7%

 

Aspirin/clopidogrel

40%

57%

+17%

<0.0001

IDCT users

37%

67%

+30%

0.005644

IDCT non-users

40%

56%

+16%

 

ACE/A2A

73%

78%

+5%

<0.0001

IDCT users

68%

76%

+8%

0.3954

IDCT non-users

74%

78%

+4%

 

Statins

39%

53%

+14%

<0.0001

IDCT users

37%

57%

+20%

0.04431

IDCT non-users

40%

53%

+13%

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