Socioeconomic Factors Associated With Glycemic Measurement and Poor HbA1c Control in People With Type 2 Diabetes: The Global DISCOVER Study.

ABSTRACT: DISCOVER is a 3-year observational study program of 15,983 people with type 2 diabetes initiating second-line glucose-lowering therapy in 38 countries. We investigated the association between socioeconomic status and both the availability of a baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) measurement and poor glycemic control (HbA1c level ≥ 9.0%) in participants enrolled in DISCOVER. Factors associated with a lack of baseline HbA1c measurement or an HbA1c level ≥ 9.0% were assessed using three-level hierarchical logistic models. Overall, 19.1% of participants did not have a baseline HbA1c measurement recorded. Lower-middle country income (vs. high) and primary/no formal education (vs. university education) were independently associated with a reduced likelihood of having a baseline HbA1c measuremen

SUBMITTER: Gomes MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9072655 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature