Impact of social deprivation, demographics and centre on HbA1c outcomes with continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion.
A N PaisleyJ BeynonC FullwoodA HindleT AlamA UrwinA ChapmanJ MorrisHood ThabitM K RutterLalantha LeelarathnaPublished in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2018)
Higher pre-CSII HbA1c levels were associated with higher deprivation and being female. CSII improves HbA1c irrespective of social deprivation and demographics. Significant differences in HbA1c improvements were observed between centres. Further work is warranted to explain these differences and minimize variation in clinical outcomes with CSII.