Quality of Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Dubai: A HEDIS-Like Assessment

Table 5

Univariate logistic regression coefficients for a model estimating the association between age, sex, and other explanatory variables on whether an individual received comprehensive care (all screening tests performed), among T2DM patients in Dubai followed up for a complete calendar year and therefore eligible for the HEDIS measure.

Variable	Received comprehensive care
	HbA1c, LDL, and blood pressure measured				HbA1c, LDL, and blood pressure controlled
	Coefficient	SE	value	value	Coefficient	SE	value	value
Male sex	0.233	0.353	0.659	0.510	−0.551	0.427	−1.290	0.197
Weight (kg)	0.006	0.012	0.484	0.628	−0.003	0.156	−0.172	0.863
Number of relatives with T2DM	−0.573	0.415	−1.379	0.168	−0.762	0.468	−1.630	0.103
Need for dialysis	−14.630	882.740	−0.017	0.987	−147.030	1455.400	−0.012	0.991
Previous kidney transplant	−0.761	1.236	−0.616	0.538	−0.754	1.243	−0.607	0.544
Age at enrolment	−0.035	0.015	−2.365	0.018	−0.021	0.017	−1.212	0.226
Time since diagnosis	0.009	0.021	0.407	0.684	−0.015	0.028	−0.544	0.586

HbA1c = glycosylated hemoglobin; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; SE = standard error; kg = kilograms; T2DM = type 2 diabetes mellitus.