Factors associated with the degree of glycemic deterioration among patients with type 2 diabetes who dropped out of diabetes care: A longitudinal analysis using medical claims and health checkup data in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/introduction

To identify factors associated with worsening glycemic control after discontinuing diabetes care among patients with type 2 diabetes.

Materials and methods

This retrospective cohort study combined medical claims and health checkup data between January 2005 and April 2018. Adult Japanese workers with type 2 diabetes who had dropped out from diabetes care for ≥4 months after receiving ≥18 months of non-intermittent care and had health checkup information both before and after the dropout were included. Factors associated with changes in HbA1c during the dropout period were identified using multiple linear regression analyses and depicting restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves.

Results

A total of 1,125 patients (mean age: 51.2 years, baseline HbA1c: 6.8%

SUBMITTER: Ihana-Sugiyama N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8902378 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature