Table 2:

Difference in mean total costs of all services and wards used by pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and their infants during the CONCEPTT trial

Analysis*ProvinceCGM
n = 100 mother/infant dyads
SMBG
n = 102 mother/infant dyads
Difference between CGM and SMBG
Mean, $SEM, $Mean, $SEM, $Mean, $SEM, $95% CI, $
Primary outcome: total costs excluding glucose monitoringOntario13 270.251122.6118 465.211758.01−5194.962112.07−9841 to −1395
British Columbia13 480.571154.2118 762.171786.67−5281.602154.34−9964 to −1382
Alberta13 294.391141.1518 674.451808.81−5380.062165.35−10 216 to −1490
Secondary outcome: total costs including glucose monitoringOntario17 881.011107.8019 699.651752.10−1818.642099.14−6424 to 1942
British Columbia18 091.321139.4119 996.611780.73−1905.292141.33−6588 to 1957
Alberta17 905.151126.4219 908.891802.87−2003.742152.47−6747 to 1844
Ad hoc analysis: maximum costs of CGM to be < SMBG costsOntario14 546.611118.3519 699.651752.10−5153.042102.01−9801 to −1372
British Columbia14 756.921149.9619 996.611780.73−5239.692145.74−9961 to −1386
Alberta14 570.751136.8919 908.891802.87−5338.142155.59−10 152 to −1473
  • Note: BCA = bias-corrected and accelerated, CGM = continuous glucose monitoring, CI = confidence interval, SEM = standard error of the mean, SMBG = self-monitoring blood glucose.

  • * The primary outcome is the total cost of all services, excluding cost of CGM devices, CGM sensors, glucometers and SMBG strips. The secondary outcome is the total cost of all services, including cost of CGM devices, CGM sensors, glucometers and SMBG strips. The ad hoc analysis estimates the maximum total cost per patient (including cost of CGM devices, CGM sensors, glucometers and SMBG strips) for CGM to remain significantly cheaper than SMBG during type 1 diabetes pregnancy. Negative value favours less costly CGM group.

  • The 95% CIs were estimated using the BCA method.