Table 2 Differences in clinical outcomes at 3 and 6 months following “the ABC of diabetes” and “Conversation maps” classes
Outcome measure | ‘ABC’s’ of diabetes | Conversation maps | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Mean ± SD) | (Mean ± SD) | ||||||
Clinical outcomes at 3 months | |||||||
Pre-Class | 3 months | Change | Pre-Class | 3 months | Change | ||
HbA1c (%) | 7.8 ± 1.4 | 7.3 ± 0.7 | -0.4 ± 0.8 | 7.7 ± 1.3 | 7.4 ± 0.9 | -0.3 ± 0.8 | 0.815 |
SBP (mmHg) | 130.6 ± 9.1 | 132.6 ± 10.4 | 2.0 ± 4.7 | 135.5 ± 8.3 | 135.3 ± 11.8 | -0.2 ± 10.5 | 0.672 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79.9 ± 7.8 | 79.9 ± 11.4 | 0.1 ± 5.8 | 79.6 ± 7.3 | 81.4 ± 9.0 | 1.8 ± 5.6 | 0.508 |
Weight (kg) | 108.6 ± 54.0 | 106.6 ± 52.8 | -2.0 ± 3.9 | 96.6 ± 19.3 | 94.6 ± 20.5 | -2.0 ± 8.1 | 0.999 |
Clinical outcomes at 6 months | |||||||
Pre-Class | 6 months | Change | Pre-Class | 6 months | Change | ||
HbA1c (%) | 7.1 ± 1.0 | 6.9 ± 0.9 | -0.2 ± 0.3 | 7.8 ± 1.6 | 7.2 ± 0.7 | -0.6 ± 1.2 | 0.322 |
SBP (mmHg) | 131.0 ± 10.4 | 131.7 ± 13.6 | -0.7 ± 10.3 | 134.1 ± 8.5 | 131.3 ± 7.4 | -2.8 ± 12.6 | 0.546 |
DBP (mmHg) | 79.1 ± 8.7 | 80.3 ± 9.6 | 1.2 ± 6.5 | 80.4 ± 7.2 | 78.8 ± 7.6 | -2.0 ± 7.7 | 0.373 |
Weight (kg) | 121.1 ± 50.0 | 118.5 ± 50.2 | -2.6 ± 2.4 | 99.9 ± 42.8 | 99.1 ± 41.2 | -0.8 ± 4.6 | 0.372 |
LDL† (mmol/L) | 3.0 ± 1.4 | 2.5 ± 1.1 | -0.5 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 0.9 | 2.0 ± 0.6 | -0.3 ± 0.4 | 0.683 |