Demographic, social and geographic factors associated with glycaemic control among US Veterans with new onset type 2 diabetes: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study evaluated whether a range of demographic, social and geographic factors had an influence on glycaemic control longitudinally after an initial diagnosis of diabetes.

Design, setting and participants

We used the US Veterans Administration Diabetes Risk national cohort to track glycaemic control among patients 20-79-year old with a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes.

Primary outcome and methods

We modelled associations between glycaemic control at follow-up clinical assessments and geographic factors including neighbourhood race/ethnicity, socioeconomic, land use and food environment measures. We also adjusted for individual demographics, comorbidities, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) at diagnosis and duration of follow-up. These factors were analysed within

SUBMITTER: Lee DC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10582880 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature