Research Article

Development and Evaluation of a Computer-Based, Self-Management Tool for People Recently Diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Secondary outcomes: anthropometric and blood parameters before and after intervention according to randomisation.

ā€‰ControlIntervention
Week 0
Week 12
Week 0
Week 12

Weight (Kg)89.4 (14.9)89.4 (14.7)89.4 (13.7)89.8 (13.8)0.47
BMI (Kg/m2)31.3 (4.6)31.3 (4.5)31.3 (5.1)31.4 (5.0)0.81
Waist circumference (cm)109.0 (11.7)108.5 (11.6)108.4 (10.1)107.5 (9.8)0.56
Hip circumference (cm)114.9 (8.9)114.3 (8.8)114.2 (10.5)114.4 (11.2)0.47
Waist: hip0.95 (0.07)0.95 (0.07)0.95 (0.06)0.92 (0.16)0.16
Systolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)137 (15.2)137 (15.1)137 (14.9)138 (14.2)0.89
Diastolic blood pressure (mm/Hg)82 (8.5)83 (8.6)85 (7.4)85 (9.2)0.83
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)4.3 (1.2)4.2 (1.0)4.4 (1.07)4.3 (0.96)0.52
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.2 (0.27)1.2 (0.33)1.2 (0.32)1.2 (0.30)0.75
Calculated LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.3 (0.97)2.1 (0.91)2.4 (0.93)2.2 (0.77)0.66
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.9 (0.70)1.9 (1.04)1.7 (0.75)1.9 (0.94)0.36
HbA1c (DCCT%)6.4 (1.1)6.5 (1.1)6.4 (0.9)6.4 (0.8)0.94
Fasting glucose (mmol/L)8.2 (2.5)8.1 (2.3)7.7 (1.8)8.3 (1.9)0.12
Insulin (mU/L)12.8 (7.9)16.2 (14.9)15.4 (13.8)19.8 (25.1)0.43

Data given as mean (standard deviation).
Between groups at week 12 after controlling for baseline (one-way ANCOVA).