Assessment of Achievement of American Diabetes Association (ADA) Targets in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus at a Tertiary Care Centre in Eastern Nepal

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Table 1 General Characteristic of Patients

Parameters	Male (n=154)	Female (n=182)	P-value	Total
Age (years)	51.68±12.02	51.59±12.13	0.8	52.28±11.9
T. cholesterol (mg/dL)	181.4±44.5	188.2±41.9	0.1	185±43.2
HDL-c (mg/dL)	42.9±17.2	43.2±8.2	0.8	43.1±13.1
LDL-c (mg/dL)	102±27.9	99±27.6	0.5	100.9±27.7
HbA1c (%)	6.9±2	6.9±1.6	0.7	6.9±8
SBP (mm of Hg)	118.1±15.1	120.2±16.2	0.2	119.3±15.7
DBP (mm of Hg)	76.6±10.2	77±10.2	0.6	76.9±10.2

Abbreviations: HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 2 Status of Achievement of ADA Targets

Number of ADA Targets Met	Percentage of Total (n=336)
All three	127 (37.8%)
Only HbA1c (<7%)	190 (56.5%)
Only SBP (<140 mm of Hg)	277 (82.4%)
Only DBP (<90 mm of Hg)	265 (78.9%)
Both SBP and DBP (<140/90 mm of Hg)	242 (72%)
Only LDL-c (<100 mg/dl)	189 (56.3%)

Abbreviations: ADA, American Diabetes Association; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 3 Status of Achievement of ADA Targets Dichotomized by Age

Number of ADA Targets Met	<50 years (n=147)	≥50 years (n=189)	P-value
All three	54(36.7%)	73 (38.6%)	0.7
Only HbA1c (<7%)	75 (51%)	115 (60.8%)	0.07
Only SBP (<140 mm of Hg)	128 (87.1%)	149 (78.8%)	0.04*
Only DBP (<90 mm of Hg)	124 (84.4%)	141 (74.6%)	0.03*
Both SBP and DBP (<140/90 mm of Hg)	116 (78.9%)	126 (66.7%)	0.01*
Only LDL-c (<100 mg/dL)	72 (49%)	117 (61.9%)	0.01*

Note: *P-value significant at level of <0.05.

Abbreviations: ADA, American Diabetes Association; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

Table 4 Status of Achievement of ADA Targets Dichotomized by Gender

Number of ADA Targets Met	Male (n=154)	Female (n=182)	P-value
All three	57 (37%)	70 (38.5%)	0.7
Only HbA1c (<7%)	83 (53.9%)	107 (58.8%)	0.3
Only SBP (<140 mm of Hg)	129 (83.8%)	148 (81.3%)	0.5
Only DBP (<90 mm of Hg)	125 (81.2%)	140 (76.9%)	0.3
Both SBP and DBP (<140/90 mm of Hg)	117 (76%)	125 (68.7%)	0.1
Only LDL-c (<100 mg/dL)	84 (54.5%)	105 (57.7%)	0.5

Abbreviations: ADA, American Diabetes Association; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein; LDL-c, low density lipoprotein; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.