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Table 4 Correlation between the pre-post changes in HbA1c levels and certain patients’ personal and disease and service characteristics

From: Impact of an integrated care program on glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes in Saudi Arabia: an interventional parallel-group controlled study

  

Spearman rank correlation

 
 

Total

Intervention

Control

 

HbA1c

(pre-post diff)

HbA1c

(pre-post diff % of pre)

HbA1c

(pre-post diff)

HbA1c

(pre-post diff % of pre)

HbA1c

(pre-post diff)

HbA1c

(pre-post diff % of pre)

HbA1c (pre-post diff % of pre)

.992§

 

.984 §

 

.997§

 

Age

−0.03

−0.02

−0.03

−0.01

0.07

0.07

Duration of DM

−0.11

−0.10

−0.11

−0.10

−0.54

−0.54

Insulin total dose/kg Number of:

.177§

.172§

0.00

−0.01

−0.01

−0.02

Comorbidities

−.229§

−.232§

0.03

0.03

−0.02

−0.01

Insulin types

.423§

.427§

−0.04

−0.05

0.21

0.21

Oral drugs

0.08

0.07

0.02

0.00

−0.05

−0.03

All medications

Number of visits to:

.409§

.408§

−0.02

−0.04

0.17

0.18

Doctor

−.184§

−.180§

−0.05

−0.05

0.11

0.11

Case manager

.597§

.612§

.314§

.331§

−0.06

−0.07

Dietitian

−.214§

−.215§

−0.08

−0.08

0.02

0.02

DM educator

.172§

.183§

0.06

0.08

0.19

0.20

Health educator

.479§

.491§

0.10

0.10

  

Total visits

.552§

.569§

.303§

.321§

0.11

0.11

  1. DM diabetes mellitus
  2. (§) Statistically significant at p < 0.01