TABLE 5.
Cumulative cohort treatment outcomes and measures of disease control in patients with DM ever registered at six primary health care clinics, Jordan, up to 30 June 2013
| Treatment outcome | All patients n (%) | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | OR (95%CI)* | P value |
| All DM patients ever registered up to 30 June 2013 | 12 550 | 5183 | 7367 | ||
| Principal outcome on 30 June 2013 | |||||
| Attended the clinic in Q2 2013 | 9 741 (78) | 3828 (73.9) | 5913 (80.2) | 0.7 (0.6–0.8) | <0.001 |
| Did not attend the clinic in Q2 2013 | 2 181 (17) | 1033 (20.0) | 1148 (15.6) | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) | <0.001 |
| Dead | 435 (3.5) | 222 (4.3) | 213 (2.9) | 1.5 (1.3–1.8) | <0.001 |
| Transferred out | 168 (1.4) | 92 (1.8) | 76 (1.0) | 1.7 (1.3–2.4) | <0.001 |
| Lost to follow-up | 25 (<1) | 8 (<1) | 17 (0.3) | 0.7 (0.3–1.6) | |
| Of those who attended the clinic in Q2 2013 | 9 741 | 3828 | 5913 | ||
| PPBG measured | 9 691 (99) | 3789 (99) | 5902 (99) | 1.1 (0.9–1.1) | |
| PPBG ⩽180 mg/dl | 6 278 (65) | 2483 (66) | 3837 (65) | ||
| Blood cholesterol measured | 9 724 (99) | 3817 (99) | 5907 (99) | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | <0.001 |
| Blood cholesterol <200 mg/dl | 6 174 (63) | 2715 (71) | 3459 (58) | ||
| Blood pressure measured | 9 736 (99) | 3824 (99) | 5912 (99) | 0.8 (0.7–0.9) | <0.001 |
| Blood pressure <140/90 | 8 469 (87) | 3274 (86) | 5195 (88) | ||
| BMI measured | 9 741 (100) | 3828 (100) | 5913 (100) | 2.9 (2.7–3.1) | |
| Non-obese (BMI <30 kg/m2) | 3 854 (40) | 2102 (55) | 1752 (30) | <0.001 | |
*
OR when males are compared with females, with 95%CI and P value when significant.
DM = diabetes mellitus; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; PPBG = postprandial blood glucose; BMI = body mass index.