Abstract
Aims
To determine the status of blood sugar control by using fasting blood sugar (FBS)
of ≤6.1 mmol/l and glycosyted hemoglobin A1c (HbAc1) of <7% as indictors of glycemic control
and to assess the influence of demographic, blood pressure (BP) and lipid characteristics
on glycemic control.
Methods
This retrospective study included all Omani patients with type 2 diabetes (N = 177) attended a primary health care center in Al-Dakhiliya region, Oman.
Results
The overall mean age of the cohort was 53 ± 12 years (range: 24–91) with females representing 60% (n = 106) of the study sample. The study found that only 9.6% (n = 17) and 35% (n = 62) of the patients attained optimal FBS and HbAc1 levels, respectively. Higher HbA1c
was significantly associated with higher diastolic BP (84 versus 80 mm Hg; p = 0.006), higher total cholesterol (5.2 versus 4.7 mmol/l; p = 0.002) and higher low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (3.8 versus 3.0 mmol/l; p = 0.034).
Conclusions
The results demonstrated poor glycemic control in Oman type 2 diabetic patients comparable
to local and global studies especially in those hypertensive and dyslipidemic patients.
Implementation of early and aggressive management of diabetes mellitus at the primary
care setting is warranted.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 28, 2014
Accepted:
January 3,
2014
Received in revised form:
December 12,
2013
Received:
July 23,
2013
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