MEDtube Science 2015 - Demographic features of type 2 diabetes patients are associated with diabetes control in terms of primary health care

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Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between selected demographic features of type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients and glycemia control expressed as the percentage of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in the period of publishing the first diabetes treatment guidelines for general practitioners (GPs). Material and method. Medical records of 209 patients with type 2 diabetes (84 men and 125 women) aged from 22 to 87 years (mean age 65.8 years) from two general practitioners’ (GPs) practices in 2009 and 2010 were retrospec- tively assessed. Analysis of HbA1c was performed using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Results. In regard to 2010 significantly higher mean percentage of HbA1c was found: in men compared to women (7.9±1.9% vs 7.1±1.1%); in patients

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