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World J Diabetes. May 15, 2018; 9(5): 72-79
Published online May 15, 2018. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i5.72
Published online May 15, 2018. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v9.i5.72
Table 4 Patient characteristics associated with suboptimal glycemic control n (%)
| Variable | Total(n = 375) | Suboptimal glycemic control(n = 259) | P value |
| Age (yr) | |||
| ≤ 50 | 168 (44.8) | 118 (70.2) | 0.74 |
| > 50 | 207 (55.2) | 141 (68.1) | |
| Gender | |||
| Men | 201 (53.6) | 131 (65.1) | 0.09 |
| Women | 174 (46.4) | 128 (73.5) | |
| Education (yr) | |||
| < 5 | 132 (35.2) | 96 (72.7) | 0.29 |
| ≥ 5 | 243 (64.8) | 163 (67) | |
| SES | |||
| Upper/upper middle | 92 (24.5) | 57 (62) | |
| Lower middle | 200 (53.4) | 143 (71.5) | 0.24 |
| Lower middle/lower | 83 (22.1) | 59 (71) | |
| Family type | |||
| Joint | 289 (77) | 205 (71) | 0.18 |
| Nuclear/alone | 86 (23) | 54 (62.8) | |
| DM duration (yr) | |||
| ≤ 5 | 205 (54.7) | 136 (66.3) | 0.22 |
| > 5 | 170 (45.3) | 123 (72.3) | |
| Hypertension | |||
| Present | 191 (51) | 130 (68) | 0.74 |
| Absent | 184 (49) | 129 (70) | |
| Insulin therapy | |||
| Present | 118 (31.5) | 93 (79) | 0.006 |
| Absent | 257 (68.5) | 166 (64.6) | |
| Family help with diet | |||
| Present | 89 (23.7) | 53 (59.5) | 0.035 |
| Absent | 286 (76.3) | 206 (72) | |
| Medication adherence | |||
| Non-adherent | 66 (17.6) | 55 (83.3) | 0.005 |
| Adherent | 309 (82.4) | 204 (54.4) |
- Citation: Basu S, Garg S, Sharma N, Singh MM, Garg S. Adherence to self-care practices, glycemic status and influencing factors in diabetes patients in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi. World J Diabetes 2018; 9(5): 72-79
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v9/i5/72.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v9.i5.72