Research Article

Patterns and Predictors of Long-Term Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Table 3

Age-adjusted associations of patient characteristics at baseline with percent of glycated hemoglobin (GHb) change at average 8.4 year, Isfahan, Iran.

VariablesAge-adjusted mean (SE) percent GHb change
Entire groupGHb < 7.0%GHb 7.0%–9.5%GHb > 9.5%

Number (%)4582 (100.0)1164 (25.4)1988 (43.4)1430 (31.2)
Gender
 Men7.1 (1.59)−11.2 (1.01)5.7 (0.77)22.7 (0.87)*
 Women4.9 (0.45)−11.7 (0.74)3.2 (0.57)21.6 (0.69)*
Age at registration (yr)
403.8 (0.92)−11.5 (1.52)3.5 (1.23)19.6 (1.52)*
 40–494.1 (0.58)−11.7 (0.95)2.5 (0.76)21.1 (0.91)*
 50–596.7 (0.60)−11.2 (1.04)4.9 (0.77)22.7 (0.89)*
 60–699.2 (1.10)−13.8 (2.14)6.7 (1.39)24.5 (1.55)*
7010.3 (2.02)−7.2 (3.51)7.4 (2.51)25.2 (2.82)*
Age at diagnosis (yr)
304.5 (1.59)−13.8 (2.90)1.9 (2.14)19.3 (2.31)*
 30–595.5 (0.38)−11.3 (0.63)3.7 (0.49)22.0 (0.58)*
609.1 (1.54)−15.3 (2.69)11.5 (1.92)23.9 (2.33)*
Duration of diabetes (yr)
54.6 (0.47)−11.4 (0.72)4.9 (0.60)22.6 (0.78)*
 5–76.3 (0.83)−11.7 (1.50)3.0 (1.04)21.5 (1.18)*
 8–117.4 (1.07)−14.6 (2.15)2.8 (1.35)22.5 (1.44)*
129.3 (1.03) −10.1 (2.57)2.9 (1.40)20.3 (1.33)*
Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL)
1000.9 (1.70)−9.2 (2.02)2.5 (2.59)26.5 (3.45)*
 100–125−0.2 (1.00)−12.2 (1.25)5.5 (1.37)26.7 (2.41)*
1267.0 (0.39)−11.6 (0.74)3.9 (0.50)21.5 (0.56)*
Systolic BP (mmHg)
1405.6 (0.40)−10.7 (0.65)4.0 (0.52)21.6 (0.61)*
 140–1597.2 (0.97)−15.1 (1.82)5.3 (1.19)23.5 (1.42)*
1605.7 (1.57)−19.4 (2.85)2.4 (1.86)23.4 (2.09)*
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
704.6 (0.67)−9.9 (1.05)5.5 (0.93)18.6 (1.07)*
 70–906.3 (0.48)−10.9 (0.83)3.9 (0.60)22.8 (0.72)*
905.4 (0.89)−16.7 (1.51)3.3 (1.10)23.7 (1.26)*
Therapeutic regimen
 Diet alone 2.8 (0.79)−10.0 (1.14)6.8 (1.04)20.9 (1.72)*
 Oral agent6.5 (0.43)−11.6 (0.75)3.3 (0.54)22.9 (0.62)*
 Insulin6.8 (1.07)−17.5 (2.23)3.5 (1.46)18.9 (1.37)*
Education
 Less than high school7.1 (0.48)−13.9 (0.89)3.9 (0.59)22.6 (0.66)*
 High school2.7 (0.66)−11.4 (1.04)3.6 (0.90)18.8 (1.16)*
 College graduate6.3 (0.99)−6.2 (1.33)7.4 (1.27)28.0 (1.83)*
Smoking
 Nonsmoker7.3 (0.48)−13.7 (0.91)4.2 (0.60)22.7 (0.68)*
 Current-smoker8.3 (1.47)−10.4 (3.08)3.5 (2.01)21.3 (2.04)*

Age-adjusted means were calculated using general linear models. Category definitions are based on ADA and HEDIS cut-offs [7, 8]. * .