Figure 1.

Prevalence of complications among patients with or without barriers to blood glucose control. (A) Prevalence of macrovascular complications. (B) Prevalence of microvascular complications.

Notes: OR, versus patient group without a barrier. The P-value was calculated with the Fisher’s exact test (two-sided). Macrovascular complication included any one of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, arteriosclerosis obliterans, or cerebrovascular disease. Microvascular complication included any one of diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, or diabetic neuropathy.

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.