Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 84-89, March 2010

Factors associated with poor glycemic control among patients with Type 2 diabetes

  • Maysaa Khattab

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Nursing, Al al-Bayt University, P.O. Box 130040, Mafraq 25113, Jordan
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  • Yousef S. Khader

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Public Health and Family Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan
    • Department of Health and Medical Sciences, Higher Council for Science and Technology, Amman, Jordan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +962 2 795435025; fax: +962 2 7201064.
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  • Abdelkarim Al-Khawaldeh

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, P.O. Box 13165, Amman 11942, Jordan
    • ,
  • Kamel Ajlouni

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Genetics, P.O. Box 13165, Amman 11942, Jordan

Received 20 October 2008; accepted 22 December 2008. published online 12 March 2009.

Abstract 

Objectives

Determine factors associated with poor glycemic control among Jordanian patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Methods

A systematic random sample of 917 patients was selected from all patients with Type 2 diabetes over a period of 6 months in 2008. A prestructured questionnaire sought information about sociodemographic, clinical characteristics, self-care management behaviours, medication adherence, barriers to adherence, and attitude towards diabetes. Weight, height, and waist circumferences were measured. All available last readings of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), fasting blood sugar measurements and lipid were abstracted from patients' records. Poor glycemic control was defined as HbA1c ≥7%.

Results

Of the total 917 patients, 65.1% had HbA1c ≥7%. In the multivariate analysis, increased duration of diabetes (>7 years vs. ≤7years) (OR=1.99, P≤.0005), not following eating plan as recommended by dietitians (OR=2.98, P≤.0005), negative attitude towards diabetes, and increased barriers to adherence scale scores were significantly associated with increased odds of poor glycemic control.

Conclusion

The proportion of patients with poor glycemic control was high, which was nearly comparable to that reported from many countries. Longer duration of diabetes and not adherent to diabetes self-care management behaviors were associated with poor glycemic control. An educational program that emphasizes lifestyle modification with importance of adherence to treatment regimen would be of great benefit in glycemic control.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Glycemic control, HBA1c

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PII: S1056-8727(08)00129-3

doi:10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2008.12.008

Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 84-89, March 2010

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