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Table 3 Primary and other cardiovascular risk outcomes after 6 months of follow-up

From: Effectiveness of a nurse-led management intervention on systolic blood pressure among type 2 diabetes patients in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial

Variable

Mean Change ± SD

Mean Difference (95% CI)

P-value

ES(d)

Intervention

Control

Primary Outcome

 SBP (mmHg)

-11.21 ± 16.02

2.54 ± 10.95

-13.75 (-16.48 to -11.02)

< 0.001

0.85

Other CVD risk factors

 DBP (mmHg)

-6.80 ± 9.48

0.40 ± 5.37

-7.20 (-8.87 to -5.48)

< 0.001

0.68

 ASCVD score (%)

-3.30 ± 6.78

1.43 ± 5.37

-4.73 (-5.95 to -3.51)

0.006

0.40

 HBA1C (%)

-1.34 ± 2.30

-0.52 ± 2.47

-0.82 (-1.30 to -0.35)

0.001

0.12

 FBG (mmol/l)

-0.20 ± 4.33

-0.21 ± 3.66

0.01 (-0.79 to 0.81)

0.988

0.23

 TC (mmol/l)

-0.64 ± 1.00

-0.58 ± 0.91

-0.06 (-0.31 to 0.07)

0.221

0.20

 LDL-c (mmol/l)

-0.51 ± 0.99

-0.43 ± 0.83

-0.08 (-0.26 to 0.10)

0.387

0.23

 HDL-c (mmol/l)

-0.12 ± 0.32

-0.09 ± 0.35

-0.03 (-0.09 to 0.04)

0.453

0.06

 TGs (mmol/l)

-0.21 ± 1.20

-0.18 ± 0.94

-0.03 (-0.25 to 0.18)

0.776

0.14

 BMI (Kg/M2

-0.02 ± 3.72

-0.40 ± 2.54

0.38 (-0.25 to 1.02)

0.236

0.15

  1. SD Standard deviation, CI Confidence interval, ES Effect size, d Coyens, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, ASCVD Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, HbA1c Glycated hemoglobin, FBG Fasting blood glucose, TC Total cholesterol, LDL Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TG Triglycerides, BMI Body mass index