Table 2 Associations between individual characteristics and long-term CGM use. Results of multivariate analysis. ‘ref’ denotes the reference category used for categorical predictors. Bold indicates \(p < 0.05\).

From: Seasonal, weekly, and individual variations in long-term use of wearable medical devices for diabetes management

Predictor

 

# Participants

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

p-value

Age

19 - 21

44

ref

ref

22 - 25

38

1.23 (0.47 - 3.23)

0.66

26 - 29

26

1.16 (0.40 - 3.45)

0.81

Gender

Male

26

ref

ref

Female

78

1.85 (0.69 - 5.08)

0.18

Years since T1D diagnosis

[2 - 7]

23

ref

ref

(7 - 15]

57

1.39 (0.47 - 4.14)

0.62

> 15

26

0.94 (0.26 - 3.32)

1.0

Hemoglobin A1 C

[6 - 7.5]

25

ref

ref

(7.5 - 9]

49

0.46 (0.14 - 1.37)

0.14

> 9

20

0.39 (0.10 - 1.52)

0.14

Insurance Type

Private

78

ref

ref

Public

18

1.56 (0.49 - 5.29)

0.44

High daily CGM use in first 30 days

Y

70

ref

ref

N

38

0.12 (0.04 - 0.31)

<0.0001

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