Effect of hospital discharge plan for children with type 1 diabetes on discharge readiness, discharge education quality, and blood glucose control

Table 5 Comparison of blood glucose metabolism indicators between the two groups of children

Metabolism indicators	Before intervention				After intervention
	Control group (n = 50)	Intervention group (n = 52)	t value	P value	Control group (n = 50)	Intervention group (n = 52)	t value	P value
HbA1c	8.42 ± 1.25	8.76 ± 1.58	1.21	0.230	8.04 ± 1.27	7.45 ± 1.04	2.57	0.012a
Preprandial glucose	9.87 ± 1.76	9.63 ± 1.32	0.78	0.436	7.92 ± 1.05	7.25 ± 1.26	2.91	0.004b
Blood glucose 2-hour after meal	12.74 ± 1.58	13.19 ± 1.24	1.60	0.111	10.97 ± 1.45	10.32 ± 1.38	2.31	0.02a

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01. HbA1c: Glycosylated hemoglobin.