| Title | Factors associated with poor glycemic control in older Mexican American diabetics aged 75 years and older |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Otiniano, ME, S. Snih, A, Goodwin, JS, Ray, L, AlGhatrif, M, Markides, KS |
| Journal | J Diabetes ComplicationsJ Diabetes Complications |
| Volume | 26 |
| Pagination | 181-6 |
| Date Published | May-Jun |
| ISBN Number | 1873-460X (Electronic)<br/>1056-8727 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 22520403 |
| Keywords | Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and Over, Blood Glucose/metabolism, Diabetes Complications/epidemiology/etiology/prevention & control, Diabetes Mellitus/blood/epidemiology/ethnology/ therapy, Female, Glucose Metabolism Disorders/epidemiology/ etiology/ prevention & control, Humans, Male, Mexican Americans/ statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Social Class, Treatment Outcome |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE: This study examines the prevalence and correlates of poor glycemic control in Mexican Americans aged 75 years and older with diabetes. METHODS: Data are from the 5(th) wave (2004-05) of the Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (H-EPESE). A total of 2,069 Mexican Americans aged 75 and over were interviewed. Six hundred eighty nine subjects (33.5%) reported having been diagnosed with diabetes and 209 (30.3%) subjects agreed to a blood test of their HbA(1)c level. RESULTS: Of the 209 diabetic subjects with an HbA(1)c test, 73 (34.9%) had good glycemic control (HbA(1)c 7%). Bivariate analysis revealed that subjects with poor control had longer disease duration, had lower education, used the glucometer more frequently, and had more diabetes-complications when compared to those in the good glycemic control group. Multivariable logistic regression analysis found the following factors associated with poor glycemic control: |
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