The Role of Peer Support Education Model in Management of Glucose and Lipid Levels in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Chinese Adults

Table 1

Baseline comparison of the two groups of subjects.

Index	Group 1	Group 2
Sex (male/female)	34/26	30/30	0.37^a	0.55
Age (year)			0.36	0.72
Education level (%)
Primary school and below	4 (6.7)	5 (8.3)
Middle school	11 (18.3)	18 (30)
College and above	45 (75.0)	37 (61.7)	2.61^a	0.57
Duration (year)			-1.07	0.30
SBP (mmHg)			0.14	0.89
DBP (mmHg)			0.62	0.54
BMI (kg/m^2)			1.31	0.19
FBG (mmol/L)			-0.83	0.41
HbA1c (%)			-0.60	0.55
TC (mmol/L)			0.83	0.41
TG (mmol/L)			0.10	0.92
LDL-C (mmol/L)			0.10	0.92
HDL-C (mmol/L)			-0.02	0.99
UA (mmol/L)			-0.74	0.46
BUN (mmol/L)			0.21	0.84
eGFR (ml/min/1.73^2)			0.96	0.34
WHO-5 happiness scale			0.54	0.59
SDS			-0.66	0.51
DSQOLS			0.14	0.89
SDSCA			0.83	0.41

Note: a is for ² value; BMI: body mass index; WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; PP: pulse pressure; FBG: fasting blood glucose; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; UA: uric acid; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; BUN: urea nitrogen;; SDS, Self-rating Depression Scale; DSQOLS, Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life Scale; SDSCA, Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities.