Improved Glycemic Outcomes With Diabetes Technology Use Independent of Socioeconomic Status in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes
Authors' conclusion
Technology use was associated with lower HbA1c across all socioeconomic backgrounds. Socioeconomic disadvantage does not preclude glycemic benefits of diabetes technologies, highlighting the need to remove barriers to technology access.
Study context
- Population
- Australian youth with T1D; Socioeconomic status (SES) assigned from residential postcode by Index of Relative Socio-Economic Disadvantage (IRSD) quintile
- Participants
- 2,822 participants
- Exposure
- Diabetes technology use vs none, across IRSD quintiles
- Outcome
- HbA1c by IRSD quintile and management regimen
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Mean HbA1c
- Insulin pump therapy, CGM and their concurrent use associated with lower mean HbA1c across all IRSD quintiles
- P < 0.001
- No interaction between technology use and IRSD quintile on HbA1c
- P = 0.624
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Improved Glycemic Outcomes With Diabetes Technology Use Independent of Socioeconomic Status in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Care. Published 7 February 2024. doi:10.
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