Patterns and Predictors of Long-Term Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Table 4
Findings of logistic regression analysis to determine predictors of poor glycemic control in 4,852 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Characteristics
OR (95% CI)
Age (yr)
0.99 (0.98, 0.99)*
BMI (kg/m2)
1.02 (0.99, 1.04)
Systolic BP (mmHg)
1.00 (0.99, 1.04)
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)
1.002 (1.001, 1.004)***
GHb (%)
1.35 (1.30, 1.41)***
Duration of diabetes (yr)
1.01 (0.99, 1.03)
follow-up (yr)
1.10 (1.07, 1.13)***
Number of follow-up visit
0.97 (0.96, 0.97)**
Creatinine (M/L)
0.96(0.83, 1.12)
Triglyceride (mg/dL)
1.00 (1.00, 1.001)
Cholesterol (mg/dL)
1.00 (0.99, 1.002)
Gender
Men
1.00
Women
1.02 (0.85, 1.24)
Therapeutic regimen
Diet
1.00
Oral agent
0.57 (0.37, 0.88)*
Insulin
0.48 (0.29, 0.79)**
Education
Less than high school
1.00
High school
1.12 (0.91, 1.37)
College graduate
0.48 (0.33, 0.70)***
Poor glycemic control is defined as a GHb level of >9.5% based on Health Care Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) [8]. CI: confidence interval; OR: odds ratio. *, **, ***.