Mohammed Badedi, Yahiya Solan, Hussain Darraj, Abdullah Sabai, Mohamed Mahfouz, Saleh Alamodi, Abdullah Alsabaani, "Erratum to “Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”", Journal of Diabetes Research, vol. 2019, Article ID 8756138, 5 pages, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8756138
Erratum to “Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus”
Mohammed Badedi,1Yahiya Solan,2Hussain Darraj,3Abdullah Sabai,3Mohamed Mahfouz,4Saleh Alamodi,5 and Abdullah Alsabaani6
1Public Health Administration, Jazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
2Diabetes Center, Jazan Health Affairs, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
3Jazan Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
4Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
5Jazan General Directorate of Education, Ministry of Education, Jazan, Saudi Arabia
6College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
Received06 Feb 2019
Accepted14 Feb 2019
Published06 May 2019
In the article titled “Factors Associated with Long-Term Control of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus” [1], the less and greater than signs were reversed in the tables and the text. In addition, there were minor errors in Introduction and the format of Table 2.
(1)In Introduction, there was a minor spelling error where the text reading “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has been carried out on patinets with T2DM to identfy factors related to glycemic control in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia” should be corrected to “To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has been carried out on patients with T2DM to identify factors related to glycemic control in the Jazan region of Saudi Arabia.”(2)The last sentence in the “Data Analysis” subsection in the Methods reading “A value of >0.05 was considered to be statistically significant” should be corrected to “A value of < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.”(3)In the first paragraph of the “Result” section, the sentence reading “Of the total respondents, 74% had poor glycemic control (HbA1c < 7%)” should be corrected to “Of the total respondents, 74% had poor glycemic control (HbA1c > 7%).”(4)In Table 1, the category “Duration of diabetes (year)” included reversed less and greater than signs. The corrected table is as shown below.(5)In Table 2, the less and greater than signs were reversed in many categories and the format of the category “Medication and treatment modalities” should be updated for clarity. The corrected table is as shown below.(6)In the subsection titled “Logistic Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with HbA1c” in the “Result” section, the text reading “Variables in the regression model included not taking medication (,), number of medications (,), extended duration of diabetes (,), and low confidence in the ability to control diabetes” should be corrected to “Variables in the regression model included not taking medication (,), number of medications (,), extended duration of diabetes (,), and low confidence in the ability to control diabetes.”(7)In Table 4, the less and greater than signs were reversed in many categories. The corrected table is as shown below.(8)In Table 5, the less and greater than signs were reversed in many categories. The corrected table is as shown below.
Variable
Categories
(%)
HbA1c
Age (year)
28-49
(30.2%)
9
.011
50-64
(51.4%)
8.7
64-83
(18.4%)
7.7
Sex
Male
(50.3%)
8.5
.083
Female
(49.7%)
8.9
Marital status
Divorced
(2.4%)
11.5
.005
Single
(5.6%)
9.5
Widowed
(12.5%)
9.4
Married
(79.5%)
8.5
Education level
Illiterate
(12.5%)
9.2
.032
Read and write
(11.5%)
9.1
Elementary school level
(14.2%)
8.9
Intermediate school level
(14.6%)
8.8
Secondary school level
(19.8%)
8.2
University level
(29.4%)
8.1
Occupation
Unemployed
(2.1%)
8.8
.691
Employed
(36.5%)
8.3
Retired
(23.3%)
8.7
Homemaker
(35.8%)
8.9
Businessman
(1.4%)
8.9
Disabled
(1%)
7.6
Smoking history
Smoker
(21.9%)
9.4
.031
Ex-smoker
(0.7%)
8.6
Nonsmoker
(77.4%)
8.5
Duration of diabetes (year)
≥7
(42.4%)
9.1
<.001
<7
(57.6%)
7.5
Other chronic diseases or diabetes complications
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
(3.1%)
11.5
.020
Hypertension (HTN)
(56.2)
8.8
Asthma
(2.1%)
8.8
No other chronic disease or diabetes complications
(38.6%)
8.5
Variable
Categories
(%)
HbA1c (%)
Following a meal plan
Low adherence
(80.6%)
9.0
<.001
High adherence
(19.4%)
7.3
Taking medications
Low adherence
(30.9%)
9.2
.001
High adherence
(69.1%)
8.2
Exercising
Low adherence
(42%)
8.8
.310
High adherence
(58%)
8.6
Testing blood glucose
Low adherence
(50.7%)
8.9
.301
High adherence
(49.3%)
8.6
Following a meal plan and taking medication
Low adherence
(27.8%)
9.4
<.001
High adherence
(16.3%)
7.0
Following a meal plan and exercising regularly
Low adherence
(36.5%)
9.0
<.001
High adherence
(13.9%)
7.4
Following a meal plan, taking medication, exercising, and testing blood glucose
Low adherence
(12.8%)
10.1
<.001
High adherence
(9%)
6.9
Number of medications
>4
(47.2%)
9.5
.001
≤4
(52.8%)
7.4
Treatment modalities
Oral antidiabetic agents alone
(79.5%)
8.7
.740
Oral antidiabetic agents and insulin
(20.5%)
8.7
Medication and treatment modalities
Low medication adherence—oral antidiabetic agents with insulin
High medication adherence—oral antidiabetic agents alone
(58.7%)
8.2
High medication adherence—oral antidiabetic agents with insulin
(11.5%)
8.1
Variable
Categories
(%)
HbA1c
Family provides help and support
Lesser extent (a little)
(26.4%)
9.4
.002
Greater extent (a lot)
(73.6%)
8.4
Physician-patient relationship
Lesser extent (seldom)
(14.2%)
10.6
<.001
Greater extent (often)
(85.8%)
8.5
Knowledge towards diabetes
Lesser extent
(47.2%)
8.9
.020
Greater extent
(52.8%)
8.5
Confidence in ability to manage self-care behaviors
Not confident
(55.2%)
8.9
.001
Confident
(44.8%)
8.5
Physical health
<40
(19.8%)
11.8
<.001
40-50
(32.3%)
9.12
>50
(47.9%)
7.50
Depression
Major depression
(14.2%)
11.3
<.001
Atypical depression
(21.9%)
8.70
No depression
(63.9%)
7.85
Stressful life events
High risk >300
(8.3%)
11.8
<.001
Moderate risk 150-300
(15.6%)
8.90
Low risk <150
(76%)
8.00
Blood pressure (BP) (mmHg)
High blood pressure
(44.1%)
9.0
.073
Normal blood pressure
(55.9%)
8.5
Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m2)
Obese
(46.5%)
8.9
.01
Overweight
(37.2%)
8.7
Normal weight
(15.3%)
7.9
Underweight
(1%)
6.3
Cholesterol (mg/dl)
Blood
(40.6%)
9.2
<.001
Blood
(59.4%)
8.1
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dl), male
Low
(55.2%)
9.1
<.001
High
(44.8%)
7.6
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) (mg/dl), female
Low
(65.7%)
9.1
.027
High
(34.3%)
7.8
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) (mg/dl)
High
(68.8%)
8.8
.026
Low
(31.2%)
8.2
Triglyceride (TG) (mg/dl)
High
(40.3%)
9.1
<.01
Low
(59.7%)
8.4
Variable
Categories
OR (95% confidence interval)
Taking medication
Low adherence
4.06 (1.34, 12.27)
.013
High adherence
Number of medications
>4
7.49 (3.45, 16.26)
<.005
≤4
Duration of diabetes (year)
≥7
4.64 (1.85, 11.67)
.001
<7
Confidence in ability to manage self-care behaviors
Not confident
4.01 (1.52, 10.63)
.005
Confident
References
M. Badedi, Y. Solan, H. Darraj et al., “Factors associated with long-term control of type 2 diabetes mellitus,” Journal of Diabetes Research, vol. 2016, Article ID 2109542, 8 pages, 2016. View at: Publisher Site | Google Scholar