Factors Associated with Glycaemic Control among Diabetic Patients Managed at an Urban Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam

• Published in: BioMed research international 2021, Vol.2021 (1), p.8886904-8886904
• Main Authors: Thuy, Luu Quang, Nam, Hoang Thi Phuong, An, Tran Thi Ha, Van San, Bui, Ngoc, Tran Nguyen, Trung, Le Hong, Tan, Pham Huy, Thanh, Nguyen Hoang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; Analysis; Behavior; Blood; Blood sugar; Body mass; Body mass index; Body size; Care and treatment; Comorbidity; Data collection; Development and progression; Diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Diabetes mellitus (non-insulin dependent); Diabetes therapy; Diabetics; Education; Epidemics; Fasting; Gender; Glucose; Hospital patients; Hospitals; Medical records; Methods; Patients; Physiological aspects; Questionnaires; Secondary schools; Surveys; Type 2 diabetes; Urban population
• ISSN: 2314-6133; 2314-6141
• DOI: 10.1155/2021/8886904

Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) epidemic is rising in Vietnam. Identifying associated factors with glycaemic control in patients with T2DM is vital to improve treatment outcomes. This study is aimed at examining the uncontrolled glycaemic level of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) at an urban hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam, and determining associated factors. An observational longitudinal cohort survey was performed among T2DM patients. Glycaemic control was evaluated by using the HbA1c level≥6.5% or fasting blood glucose level≥7.5 g/mmol. Information about sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics was collected. Multivariate mixed-effects logistic regression was employed to identify associated factors with control glycaemic level conditions. Among 189 T2DM patients, 70.4% had an uncontrolled glycaemic level. A higher number of comorbidities were associated with a lower likelihood of having uncontrolled glycaemic levels (OR=0.71, p