Table 2

Characteristics of women who never endorsed insulin restriction and those who newly endorse it at follow-up

Never restricted (n = 113)
New insulin restriction (n = 34)
CharacteristicBaselineFollow-upMean changeBaseline*Follow-upMean change
Diabetes duration (years) 29 ± 12.7 — — 24 ± 9 — — 
Age (years) 35 ± 13 — — 32 ± 11.4 — — 
Married 54 80 — 54 82 — 
A1C (%) 8.2 ± 1.4 7.7 ± 1.3 −0.4 8.2 ± 1.5 8.4 ± 1.4 0.2 
Years of education 14 ± 2.6 15.3 ± 2.1  14.6 ± 2.5 15.4 ± 1.5  
BMI (kg/m223.5 ± 3.5 25.4 ± 5.1 1.9§ 23.2 ± 2.4 24.9 ± 3.4 1.8 
Problem Areas in Diabetes score 24.3 ± 17 18.8 ± 17 −5.6§ 26.2 ± 17 24.7 ± 17 −1.8 
Diabetes self-management problems 25 ± 21 17.8 ± 16.9 −7.3§ 28.2 ± 21 32.7 ± 23.5§ 4.6 
Fear of hypoglycemia 25 ± 17 24.3 ± 20.6 −0.7 25 ± 14.6 24.8 ± 16.9 −0.8 
Self-Care Inventory score 72.2 ± 13.4 70 ± 12.8 −2.1 66.5 ± 12.2 60.2 ± 17.8 −5.2 
Brief Symptom Inventory score       
 Depression 53.4 ± 9.9 51.4 ± 10.1 −2.3 53.6 ± 9.8 52.8 ± 9.6 0.7 
 Anxiety 53.4 ± 10.3 50.3 ± 10 −3.2 53.4 ± 9.5 53.2 ± 9.3 0.7 
 Global severity 54.3 ± 10.3 53 ± 10.1 −1.6 53.9 ± 10.9 54.8 ± 9.2 0.7 
Bulimia Test-Revised score 43.9 ± 14.8 43.7 ± 14 −0.4 46.9 ± 16.7 48.4 ± 17 0.5 
Never restricted (n = 113)
New insulin restriction (n = 34)
CharacteristicBaselineFollow-upMean changeBaseline*Follow-upMean change
Diabetes duration (years) 29 ± 12.7 — — 24 ± 9 — — 
Age (years) 35 ± 13 — — 32 ± 11.4 — — 
Married 54 80 — 54 82 — 
A1C (%) 8.2 ± 1.4 7.7 ± 1.3 −0.4 8.2 ± 1.5 8.4 ± 1.4 0.2 
Years of education 14 ± 2.6 15.3 ± 2.1  14.6 ± 2.5 15.4 ± 1.5  
BMI (kg/m223.5 ± 3.5 25.4 ± 5.1 1.9§ 23.2 ± 2.4 24.9 ± 3.4 1.8 
Problem Areas in Diabetes score 24.3 ± 17 18.8 ± 17 −5.6§ 26.2 ± 17 24.7 ± 17 −1.8 
Diabetes self-management problems 25 ± 21 17.8 ± 16.9 −7.3§ 28.2 ± 21 32.7 ± 23.5§ 4.6 
Fear of hypoglycemia 25 ± 17 24.3 ± 20.6 −0.7 25 ± 14.6 24.8 ± 16.9 −0.8 
Self-Care Inventory score 72.2 ± 13.4 70 ± 12.8 −2.1 66.5 ± 12.2 60.2 ± 17.8 −5.2 
Brief Symptom Inventory score       
 Depression 53.4 ± 9.9 51.4 ± 10.1 −2.3 53.6 ± 9.8 52.8 ± 9.6 0.7 
 Anxiety 53.4 ± 10.3 50.3 ± 10 −3.2 53.4 ± 9.5 53.2 ± 9.3 0.7 
 Global severity 54.3 ± 10.3 53 ± 10.1 −1.6 53.9 ± 10.9 54.8 ± 9.2 0.7 
Bulimia Test-Revised score 43.9 ± 14.8 43.7 ± 14 −0.4 46.9 ± 16.7 48.4 ± 17 0.5 

Continuous data are presented as mean ± SD, and categoric data as percentage.

*P value symbols in this column indicate differences between means for the two groups at baseline.

P value symbols in this column indicate differences between means for the two groups at follow-up.

P < 0.05;

§P < 0.001;

P < 0.01.

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