Factors influencing insulin requirements in using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion or multiple daily injections in type 2 diabetes

Table 5 Multiple linear regression of insulin demand parameters in continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion group

Factors	TDD	TDD/kg	%TBa
Age in years	-0.10	-0.01	-0.15a
Duration of diabetes in years	0.08	0.10	0.05
BMI in kg/m2	0.19a	-0.14	-0.27a
WC in cm	0.20a	-0.02	0.37b
FPG in mmol/L	0.28b	0.29b	0.22b
HbA1c, %	0.22b	0.23b	-0.12

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; FPG: Fasting plasma glucose; TBa%: Ratio of total basal insulin dose to total daily insulin dose; TDD: Total daily insulin dose; TDD/kg: Total daily insulin dose per kilogram.