A doctor-nurse-patient mobile health management system effectively controls blood glucose in chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a prospective study

Table 4 Comparison of the change in FPG over time among young, middle-aged, and elderly patients

Group	Age	Mean difference	95% confidence interval of mean difference		Standard error	P value*
			Lower limit	Upper limit
Young (18–40)	41–65	-0.152	-0.477	0.173	0.165	0.359
Young (18–40)	≥ 66	-0.642^*	-1.005	-0.278	0.185	0.001
Middle-aged (40–65)	≤ 40	0.152	-0.173	0.477	0.165	0.359
Middle-aged (40–65)	≥ 66	-0.490^*	-0.737	-0.243	0.126	< 0.001
Elderly (> 65)	≤ 40	0.642^*	0.278	1.005	0.185	0.001
Elderly (> 65)	41–65	0.490^*	0.243	0.737	0.126	< 0.001

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