A survey on glycemic control rate of type 2 diabetes mellitus with different therapies and patients’ satisfaction in China

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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of individuals with basic information at follow-up

Items	Classification	Group A, n=489	Group B, n=454	Group C, n=562	X^2	p-value
Gender (%)	Male	237 (48.5)	232 (51.1)	327 (58.2))	10.748	0.005**
	Female	252 (51.5)	222 (48.9)	235 (41.8)
Age (years)	≤44	32 (6.5)	29 (6.4)	39 (6.9)	1.856	0.932
	45~59	176 (36.0)	178 (39.2)	214 (38.1)
	60–74	228 (46.6)	203 (44.7)	246 (43.8)
	≥75	53 (10.8)	44 (9.7)	63 (11.2)
Marital status	Spinsterhood	10 (2.0)	12 (2.6)	10 (1.8)	7.244	0.299
	Married	439 (89.8)	415 (91.4)	518 (92.2)
	Divorce	4 (0.8)	6 (1.3)	9 (1.6)
	Widowhood	36 (7.4)	21 (24.7)	25 (4.4)
Education	Illiteracy	37 (7.6)	28 (6.2)	38 (6.8)
	Primary school	93 (19.0)	95 (20.9)	115 (20.5)	9.481	0.487
	Junior high school	147 (30.1)	140 (30.8)	158 (28.1)
	Senior high school	107 (2.9)	92 (20.3)	125 (22.2)
	Bachelor and higher above	57 (11.7)	38 (8.4)	49 (8.7)
Occupation	In-service medical officer	6 (1.2)	3 (0.7)	8 (1.4)	27.303	0.018*
	Active worker	40 (8.2)	49 (10.8)	47 (8.4)
	Farmer	91 (18.6)	68 (15.0)	106 (18.9)
	Serving civil servants	44 (9.0)	33 (7.3)	42 (7.5)
	Financial business	13 (2.7)	8 (1.8)	20 (3.6)
	Retired	255 (52.1)	223 (49.1)	285 (50.7)
	Unemployed and laid off	25 (5.1)	38 (8.4)	22 (3.9)
	Others	15 (3.1)	32 (7.0)	32 (5.7)
Dwelling state	With spouse	212 (43.4)	175 (38.5)	244 (43.4)	4.956	0.549
	With spouses and children	229 (46.8)	238 (52.4)	263 (46.8)
	Solitude	28 (5.7)	28 (6.2)	34 (6.0)
	Others	20 (4.1)	13 (2.9)	21 (3.7)
Chronic complications	0	160 (32.7)	134 (29.5)	175 (31.1)	25.772	0.028*
	1	141 (28.8)	97 (21.4)	130 (23.1)
	2	79 (16.2)	73 (16.1)	96 (17.1)
	3	48 (9.8)	54 (11.9)	61 (10.9)
	4	30 (6.1)	34 (7.5)	50 (8.9)
	5	17 (3.5)	27 (5.9)	24 (4.3)
	6	7 (1.4)	17 (3.7)	15 (2.7)
	≥7	7 (1.4)	18 (4.0)	11 (2.0)
Exercise (mins/week)	≤30	109 (22.3)	131 (28.9)	157 (27.9)	17.434	0.065
	31~120	107 (21.9)	87 (19.2)	143 (25.4)
	121~180	38 (7.8)	32 (7.0)	41 (7.3)
	181~300	94 (19.2)	87 (19.2)	92 (16.4)
	301~420	87 (17.8)	62 (13.7)	68 (12.1)
	≥421	54 (11.0)	55 (12.1)	61 (10.9)
BMI (kg/m^2)	<18.5	11 (2.2)	21 (4.6)	21 (3.7)	7.041	0.317
	18.5~23.9	211 (43.1)	184 (40.5)	184 (40.5)
	24.0~27.9	199 (40.7)	187 (41.2)	206 (36.7)
	≥28.0	68 (13.9)	62 (13.7)	79 (14.1)
Smoking habit	Without	393 (80.4)	370 (81.5)	427 (76.0)	5.360	0.069
	With	96 (19.6)	84 (18.5)	135 (24.0)
History of drinking	Without	430 (87.9)	423 (93.2)	488 (88.8)	11.412	0.003**
	With	59 (12.1)	31 (6.8)	74 (13.2)
Course of disease (months)	≤12	34 (7.0)	24 (5.3)	26 (4.6)	62.711	0.000**
	13~60	174 (35.6)	83 (18.3)	149 (26.5)
	61~120	151 (30.9)	128 (28.2)	184 (32.7)
	121~180	69 (14.1)	105 (23.1)	90 (16.0)
	>180	61 (12.5)	114 (25.1)	113 (20.1)

Notes: *p<0.05, **p<0.01, n (%) for proportions.

Table 2 Glycemic control of the subjects

Items	Reach the standard	Group A, n=489	Group B, n=454	Group C, n=562	X^2	p-value
FPG	Yes	138 (28.2)	110 (24.2)	136 (24.2)	2.971	0.248
	No	351 (71.8)	344 (75.8)	426 (75.8)
2hPG	Yes	123 (25.2)	95 (20.9)	123 (21.9)	2.703	0.258
	No	366 (74.8)	359 (79.1)	439 (78.1)
HbA1c	Yes	143 (29.2)	64 (14.1)	87 (15.5)	43.740	0.000**
	No	346 (70.8)	390 (85.9)	475 (84.5)

Notes: **p<0.01, n (%) for proportions.

Abbreviations: FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG, 2 hrs postprandial plasma glucose.

Table 3 Scores of PACIC - DSF

Items	Group A	Group B	Group C	F	p-value
1. Ask how diabetes affects patients’ life	2.82±1.20	2.79±1.13	2.86±1.14	0.476	0.621
2. Ask patients about diabetes medications or their effects	3.02±1.19	3.06±1.19	3.12±1.12	0.997	0.369
3. Ask for patients’ opinion on developing a diabetes treatment/care plan	2.95±1.25	2.91±1.17	2.99±1.18	0.580	0.560
4. Encourage patients to ask questions	2.80±1.26	2.74±1.16	2.88±1.87	1.667	0.189
5. Listen to patients to see what patients want to do	2.84±1.25	2.85±1.13	2.92±1.17	0.669	0.512
6. Help patients set specific goals to improve diabetes treatment	3.02±1.25	2.95±1.18	3.10±1.20	1.905	0.149
7. Help patients make plans to achieve specific diabetes treatment/care goals	3.03±1.23	2.86±1.18	3.05±1.24	3.476	0.031*
8. To convey doctors’ confidence in patients’ symptoms	2.98±1.23	2.95±1.19	3.04±1.19	0.647	0.524
9. Help patients plan for getting support from friends, family or the community	2.53±1.25	2.45±1.22	2.62±1.22	2.259	0.105
10. Encourage patients to join specific groups to help treat diabetes	2.50±1.26	2.50±1.21	2.60±1.20	1.150	0.317
11. Contact patients to ask about the treatment progress	2.79±1.28	2.78±1.23	2.84±1.20	0.361	0.697
12. Feel satisfaction to arrange treatment/care methodically	3.14±1.31	3.13±1.24	3.09±1.211	0.291	0.7430
Total	34.43±12.14	33.98±11.18	35.10±11.57	1.189	0.305

Notes: Values are presented as the mean±SD for continuous variables, *p<0.05.

Abbreviation: PACIC-DSF, the simplified version of DAWN of chronic disease care patient scale.

Table 4 Single factor analysis of PAIC-DSF scores

Items	Classification	Proportions	Scores	F	p-value
Education	Illiteracy	103	32.72±11.51	4.145	0.001**
	Primary school	303	33.14±11.20
	Junior high school	445	34.31±11.53
	Senior high school	324	34.48±11.71
	Bachelor and higher above	186	36.13±11.36
Education	Illiteracy	144	37.60±12.59
Occupation	In-service medical officer	17	38.23±10.35	3.214	0.02*
	Active worker	136	33.96±11.17
	Farmer	265	32.41±11.45
	Serving civil servants	119	36.13±12.91
	Financial business	41	37.51±12.51
	Retired	763	34.94±11.49
	Unemployed and laid off	85	32.29±10.80
	Others	79	36.58±11.39
Exercise (mins/week)	≤30	397	33.72±11.40	3.366	0.005**
	31~120	337	35.70±11.94
	121~180	111	36.80±11.39
	181~300	273	33.73±11.95
	301~420	217	33.06±10.87
	≥421	170	35.91±11.87

Notes: *p<0.05, **p<0.01. Values are presented as the mean±SD for continuous variable.

Abbreviation: PACIC-DSF, the simplified version of DAWN of chronic disease care patient scale.

Table 5 Correlation between PACIC - DSF score and glycemic control index

Items	R	p-value
FPG	−0.054	0.037*
2hPG	−0.066	0.010*
HbA1c	−0.040	0.121

Note: *p<0.05.

Abbreviations: FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG, 2 hrs postprandial plasma glucose; PACIC-DSF, the simplified version of DAWN of chronic disease care patient scale.