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Table 2 Disease and treatment characteristics

From: A comparative study of the quality of care and glycemic control among ambulatory type 2 diabetes mellitus clients, at a Tertiary Referral Hospital and a Regional Hospital in Central Kenya

Variable

Overall n (%)

KNH n (%)

TDH n (%)

P value

Duration of diabetes

 ≤10 years

135 (67.5)

71 (59.2)

64 (80.0)

0.002

 ≥10 years

65 (32.5)

49 (40.8)

16 (20.0)

 

Diabetes and co-morbidities

 Hypertension

114 (57.0)

66 (55.0)

48 (60.0)

0.484

 Asthma

7 (3.5)

4 (3.3)

3 (3.8)

1.000

 Stroke

4 (2.0)

2 (1.7)

2 (2.5)

1.000

 Arthritis

14 (7.0)

5 (4.2)

9 (11.3)

0.054

Diabetes diagnosis

 Routine hospital check up

13 (6.5)

7 (5.9)

6 (7.5)

0.640

 Screened during medical camp

95 (47.5)

57 (48.3)

38 (47.5)

1.000

 Sick with symptoms of diabetes

90 (45.0)

54 (45.8)

36 (45.0)

1.000

 Not stated

2 (1.0)

   

Current treatment/advice

 Insulin

80 (40.0)

76 (63.3)

4 (5.0)

<0.001

 Special prescribed diet

187 (93.5)

109 (90.8)

78 (97.5)

0.061

 Advice/treatment to lose weight

129 (64.5)

91 (75.8)

38 (47.5)

<0.001

Frequency of blood sugar monitoring

 Daily/ weekly

38 (19.0)

23 (19.2)

15 (18.9)

0.780

 Monthly

59 (29.5)

33 (27.5)

26 (32.5)

 

 Don’t test

103 (51.5)

64 (53.3)

39 (48.8)