| Control (N = 213) | Intervention (N = 300) | Standardised difference (variance ratio) |
---|---|---|---|
Site | Â | Â | Â |
  Cornwall | 20.2 | 22.3 | 5.2 |
  Kent | 24.9 | 14.3 | -26.8 |
  Newham | 54.9 | 63.3 | 17.2 |
Other targeted conditions | Â | Â | Â |
  COPD | 11.3 | 16.3 | 14.7 |
  Heart failure | 12.7 | 13.0 | 1.0 |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
  Mean (SD) age in years | 66.2 (11.9) | 63.9 (13.0) | -18.2 (1.2) |
  <65 years | 43.7 | 50.7 | 14.1 |
  65-74 years | 31.0 | 29.7 | -2.9 |
  75-84 years | 21.1 | 16.3 | -12.3 |
  > = 85 years | 4.2 | 3.3 | -4.7 |
Female | 35.7 | 46.7 | 22.5 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
  White | 55.4 | 51.7 | -7.5 |
  Other | 33.3 | 30.3 | -6.4 |
  Unknown | 11.3 | 18.0 | 19.1 |
Area-level deprivation score* | Â | Â | Â |
  Mean (SD) | 34.2 (13.0) | 36.7 (14.4) | 18.3 (1.2) |
  First quartile | 4.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
  Second quartile | 8.0 | 7.0 | -3.7 |
  Third quartile | 23.9 | 18.7 | -12.9 |
  Fourth quartile | 63.8 | 70.0 | 13.1 |
Mean Combined Model score (SD)** | 0.25 (0.18) | 0.24 (0.19) | -3.8 (1.2) |
Ischemic heart disease | 14.6 | 8.3 | -19.6 |
Diabetes management in prior year | Â | Â | Â |
  Insulin | 46.5 | 49.7 | 6.4 |
  Sulphonylureas | 41.3 | 40.3 | -2.0 |
  Metformin | 69.5 | 77.3 | 17.8 |
  Thiazolidinediones | 9.4 | 12.3 | 9.5 |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â |
  Never | 42.3 | 46.3 | 8.2 |
  Current | 12.2 | 10.7 | -4.8 |
  Ex smoker | 45.5 | 43.0 | -5.1 |
Latest clinical readings (mean (SD)) | Â | Â | Â |
  HbA1c | 8.3 (1.7) | 8.5 (1.8) | 10.6 (1.3) |
  Body-mass index (BMI)*** | 30.3 (5.9) | 31.8 (6.6) | 24.2 (1.3) |
  Cholesterol**** | 4.3 (1.1) | 4.3 (1.4) | 2.5 (1.5) |
  Systolic blood pressure | 134.4 (17.6) | 132.1 (19.1) | -12.6 (1.2) |
  Diastolic blood pressure | 74.3 (10.2) | 75.0 (10.3) | 6.3 (1.0) |
Latest HbA1c < = 7.5% | 35.7 | 33.3 | -4.9 |
Mean (SD) health care contacts per patient in prior year | Â | Â | Â |
  Practice nurses | 6.0 (7.5) | 4.9 (7.7) | -15.0 (1.1) |
  General practitioner | 8.5 (7.2) | 9.2 (6.0) | 10.2 (0.7) |
  Elective admissions | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.4 (0.8) | -15.7 (0.5) |
  Emergency admissions | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.5 (1.0) | -3.7 (0.7) |
  Outpatient attendances | 6.7 (8.9) | 5.8 (6.9) | -11.1 (0.6) |
  Emergency department visits | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.7 (1.3) | 16.2 (1.2) |
  Hospital bed days | 3.3 (6.4) | 3.7 (9.3) | 5.4 (2.1) |