Implementation and delivery of group consultations for young people with diabetes in socioeconomically deprived, ethnically diverse settings

Table 6 Baseline clinical characteristics and questionnaire scores by attendance group and site

	Number of participants	HbA1C	Frequency of blood glucose testing per day	PAID score	PEI Score	Planned diabetes appointments attended	Emergency department attendances (diabetes related)	Inpatient diabetes-related admissions	Primary care diabetes-related consultations
	n	Mean (mmol/mol)	Mean	Mean	Mean	n (%)	Mean	Mean	Mean
Site A (All)	50	73	2	25	7	70	0.3	0.2	2
Site A attenders	23	73	3	23	8	70	0.2	0.1	1
Site A non-attenders	27	72	2	27	7	70	0.3	0.2	2
Site B (All)	23	80	3	27	6	70	0	0	0.6
Site B attenders	14	68^a	3	29	6	80^b	-	-	0.5
Site B non-attenders	9	98^a	3	25	7	50^b	-	-	0.7

Comparisons between attendees and non-attendees at sites A and B use t-tests for continuous variables and chi-squared for categorical variables. All p values ≥ 0.05, except ^ap value 0.023 in comparison of baseline HbA1c between attendees and non-attendees at site B and ^bp value = 0.009 in comparison of planned diabetes appointments attended in the 1 year prior to joining the study between participants attending or not attending group clinics. ‘–’ denotes insufficient data points for analysis

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