Influencing factors of glycaemic control in patients attending different types of urban health care settings in Malaysia

B Ahmad; B A Khalid; A Zaini; N A Hussain; K F Quek

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.020

Influencing factors of glycaemic control in patients attending different types of urban health care settings in Malaysia

Diabetes Res Clin Pract. 2011 Jul;93(1):e12-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.020. Epub 2011 Mar 12.

Authors

B Ahmad¹, B A Khalid, A Zaini, N A Hussain, K F Quek

Affiliation

¹ Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. [email protected]

PMID: 21397969
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.02.020

Abstract

The objective of this study was to elucidate influencing factors of HbA1C in various health care settings. The glycaemic control was suboptimal in all settings. Multivariate analysis confirmed three factors were significant in HbA1C outcome; insulin (p=0.000), medication (p=0.043) and ethnicity (p=0.000).

MeSH terms

Adult
Blood Glucose / drug effects*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Diabetes Mellitus / blood
Diabetes Mellitus / drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus / ethnology
Female
Glycated Hemoglobin / metabolism
Humans
Hypoglycemic Agents / administration & dosage
Hypoglycemic Agents / therapeutic use
Insulin / administration & dosage
Insulin / therapeutic use
Malaysia
Male
Middle Aged

Substances

Blood Glucose
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Hypoglycemic Agents
Insulin