Factors affecting screening for diabetic complications in the community: a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of the present study was to identify the factors that affect screening for diabetic complications by sex in the community.

Methods

This study used individual-level data from the 2013 Community Health Survey (CHS) for 20,806 (male, 9,958; female, 10,848) adults aged 30 years or older who were diagnosed with diabetes. Community-level data for 253 communities were derived from either CHS or national statistics. A chi-square test and multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed.

Results

There were significant differences in the rate of screening for diabetic complications according to individual-level and community-level variables. In the multilevel analysis, the community-level variance ratio of the null model was 7.4% and 9.2% for males

SUBMITTER: Han JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4914545 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature