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. 2023 May 24:1–8. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1007/s13410-023-01203-6

Table 2.

Association between adequate glycemic control—HbA1c < 7.0% (53 mmol/mol)—and gender, age and drug therapy (n = 3063)

Variable HbA1c < 7.0%
(53 mmol/mol)
n (%)
OR (95% CI)1 p-value ORaj (95% CI)2 p-value
Sex 0.27 -
  Female 842 (45.6) Reference -
  Male 531 (43.6) 0.92 (0.80–1.06) -
Age  < 0.001  < 0.001
  25–34 years old 14 (30.4) Reference Reference
  35–44 years old 67 (35.4) 1.25 (0.63–2.52) 0.99 (0.46–2.15)
  45–54 years old 175 (37.1) 1.35 (0.70–2.59) 1.16 (0.56–2.40)
  55–64 years old 419 (45.1) 1.87 (0.99–3.56) 1.60 (0.78–3.26)
  65–74 years old 416 (45.2) 1.88 (0.99–3.58) 1.79 (0.88–3.65)
   ≥ 75 years old 282 (55.8) 2.89 (1.51–5.55) 2.79 (1.35–5.76)
Drug therapy  < 0.001  < 0.001
  Metformin only 599 (78.4) Reference Reference
  Sulfonylurea only 281 (45.1) 0.23 (0.18–0.29) 0.21 (0.17–0.27)
  Insulin only 114 (27.1) 0.10 (0.08–0.13) 0.09 (0.07–0.12)
  Metformin + sulfonylureas 257 (38.2) 0.17 (0.13–0.21) 0.17 (0.13–0.21)
  ADO3 + insulin 122 (20.9) 0.07 (0.06–0.09) 0.07 (0.05–0.09)
Total 1373 (44.8) -

1OR (95% CI): Odds Ratio and 95% confidence interval

2ORaj Odds Ratio adjusted for age and drug therapy and 95% confidence interval

3ADO oral antidiabetic