Case Study: The Effectiveness of a New Diabetes Management Program

Background:

A healthcare team conducts a study to evaluate the effectiveness of a new diabetes management p includes personalized dietary plans, physical activity recommendations, and bi$-$weekly counseling recruit $200$ adult participants diagnosed with Type $2$ diabetes and randomly assign them into two

Group A $($Intervention Group$)$: Participants undergo the new management program for six

Group B $($Control Group$)$: Participants receive standard diabetes care, including general die check$-$ups.

At the end of the six$-$month period, researchers measure participants' HbA$1$c levels $($a key marker o assess the program's effectiveness.

Results:

Group A shows a significant reduction in HbA$1$c levels compared to Group B$,$ suggesting the new pr managing diabetes.

What is the independent variable in this study?

Type of diabetes management $($new program vs$.$ standard care$)$

Duration of the study $($six months$)$

HbA$1$c levels of participants

Number of participants in the study