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Evaluation of glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese communities: a cross-sectional study

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This study aimed to evaluate the glycemic levels in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to explore the factors related to the results of glycemic control. A total of 2454 T2DM patients from 11 communities were examined for glycosylated hemoglobin levels and glycemic control options. Potential factors related to the results of glycemic control were analyzed using logistic regression. Of all the patients, 55.3 % achieved the glycemic control target of HbA1c < 7 %. Multivariate analysis showed that male sex (OR 1.345, 95 % CI 1.022–1.769; P = 0.034), higher levels of fasting blood glucose (OR 1.954, 95 % CI 1.778–2.147; P < 0.001), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR 1.181, 95 % CI 1.020–1.367; P = 0.026) were significantly associated with poor glycemic control. The complexity of antidiabetics was also associated with poor glycemic control (P < 0.05). Compared to diet and exercise, insulin injection was most strongly associated with poor glycemic control (OR 6.210, 95 % CI 4.054–9.514; P < 0.001). Male patients with higher levels of total cholesterol, lower levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, or longer diabetic durations showed poor glycemic control, which was not found in female patients. Glycemic control was not satisfactory in T2DM patients of Nanjing communities. Various factors are associated with poor results of glycemic control.

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This study was supported by grants from the Department of Science and Technology of Jiangsu Province [No. BS2010089] and National Natural Science Foundation of China [No. 71373132].

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  1. Diabetes Care and Research Center, Jiangsu Province Institute of Geriatrics, No. 30, Luojia Road, Gulou District, Nanjing, 210024, China

    Shan Shan, Liubao Gu, Qinglin Lou, Xiaojun Ouyang, Yun Yu, Haidi Wu & Rongwen Bian

  2. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Jiangsu Province Official Hospital, No. 30, Luojia Road, Gulou District, Nanjing, 210024, China

    Shan Shan, Liubao Gu, Qinglin Lou, Xiaojun Ouyang, Yun Yu, Haidi Wu & Rongwen Bian

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Shan, S., Gu, L., Lou, Q. et al. Evaluation of glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Chinese communities: a cross-sectional study. Clin Exp Med 17, 79–84 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10238-015-0406-x

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