Table 4 Proportion of patients with unadjusted HbA1c by average level of communicative and practical support that clinic team provided at baseline and at follow-up (mean, 24 months).
From: Physician support for diabetes patients and clinical outcomes
Optimal glycemic control (HbA1c<7%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Communicative support | Â | Practical support | Â | ||||
| Â | Low | Medium | High | P | Low | Medium | High | P |
Baseline N = 1045 | 28.7% | 26.3% | 26.1% | n.s. | 23.8% | 27.7% | 26.4% | n.s. |
Follow-up N = 1518 | 40.6% | 39.0% | 35.5% | n.s. | 34.5% | 39.6% | 40.9% | .022 |
Poor glycemic control (HbA 1c >9%) | ||||||||
| Â | Communicative support | Â | Practical support | Â | ||||
| Â | Low | Medium | High | P | Low | Medium | High | P |
Baseline N = 1042 | 24.0% | 26.9% | 30.1% | n.s. | 28.6% | 26.6% | 24.9% | n.s. |
Follow-up N = 583 | 14.2% | 14.7% | 17.4% | n.s. | 17.6% | 14.8% | 12.6% | .028 |