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Table 2 Glucose metrics by eA1c group

From: Frequency of flash glucose monitoring and glucose metrics: real-world observational data from Saudi Arabia

 

eA1c < 7%

eA1c ≥ 7% & ≤ 9%

eA1c > 9%

p-value

Number of readers

924

2231

2942

 

eA1c, %

6.22 (6.17–6.26)

8.04 (8.02–8.06)

10.85 (10.8–10.9)

 < 0.0001

Daily scans

19.6 (18.5–20.6)

16.5 (15.9–17.0)

13.2 (12.8–13.6)

 < 0.0001

Time below range

 < 54 mg/dL, %*

1.62 (1.33–1.90)

1.25 (1.13–1.37)

0.47 (0.42–0.51)

 < 0.05

 < 70 mg/dL, %*

7.55 (6.72–8.21)

4.31 (4.07–4.61)

1.76 (1.65–1.89)

 < 0.05

TIR

 ≥ 70 and ≤ 180 mg/dL, %

73.0 (72.1–73.9)

47.1 (46.7–47.5)

22.6 (22.3–22.9)

 < 0.0001

Time above range

 > 180 mg/dL, %

17.6 (17.0–18.3)

47.4 (47.0–47.8)

74.8 (74.4–75.1)

 < 0.0001

 > 250 mg/dL, %

3.8 (3.6–4.1)

20.0 (19.6–20.3)

52.4 (51.8–52.9)

 < 0.0001

Glucose variability

 Glucose SD, mg/dL

50.6(49.4–51.7)

77.8 (77.1–78.5)

103.7 (103.0–104.4)

 < 0.0001

 Glucose CV, %

37. 7(37.0–38.4)

42.3 (41.9–42.6)

39.7 (39.4–40.0)

 < 0.0001

  1. Values are presented as mean (95% confidence interval) unless specified
  2. CV coefficient of variation, eA1c estimated A1c, SD standard deviation, TIR time in range
  3. *Median (95% bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrap confidence intervals) presented for time below 54 and 70 mg/dL