Table 2.

Association between glycemic control and population characteristics

	Glycemic control		P‐value*
	<7% (n = 70)	≥ 7% (n = 207)
Gender
Males	42 (60.0%)	142 (68.6%)	0.19
Females	28 (40.0%)	65 (31.4%)
Age
<60 years	41 (58.6%)	90 (43.5%)	0.03
≥60 years	29 (41.4%)	20 (56.5%)
Education level
Primary	8 (11.4%)	47 (22.7%)	0.11
Secondary	26 (37.1%)	73 (35.3%)
Superior	36 (51.4%)	87 (42.0%)
Work status
No currently working	23 (32.9%)	51 (24.6%)	0.18
Yes, currently working	47 (67.1%)	156 (75.4%)
Place of birth
Lima/Callao	43 (61.4%)	109 (52.7%)	0.20
Other places	27 (38.6%)	98 (47.3%)
Hospital setting
HGAI	31 (44.3%)	141 (68.1%)	<0.001
HASS	39 (55.7%)	66 (31.9%)
Time of disease
<5 years	41 (58.6%)	74 (35.7%)	0.002
Between 5 and 9 years	14 (20.0%)	79 (38.2%)
≥10 years	150 (21.4%)	53 (26.1%)
Hospital status
Outpatient	62 (88.6%)	178 (86.0%)	0.58
Inpatient	8 (11.4%)	29 (14.0%)
Last year, hospital admissions
0	27 (38.6%)	21 (10.1%)	<0.001
1	31 (44.3%)	97 (46.9%)
2	8 (11.4%)	67 (32.4%)
≥3	4 (5.7%)	22 (10.6%)
Hypertension diagnosis
No	36 (51.4%)	79 (38.2%)	0.05
Yes	34 (48.6%)	128 (61.8%)
Retinopathy
No	67 (95.7%)	176 (85.0%)	0.02
Yes	3 (4.3%)	31 (15.0%)
Diabetic foot
No	43 (61.4%)	125 (60.4%)	0.88
Yes	27 (38.6%)	82 (39.6%)
Total cholesterol
<200 mg/dL	55 (78.6%)	129 (62.3%)	0.01
≥200 mg/dL	15 (21.4%)	78 (37.7%)
24‐hour proteins in urine
<0.5 grams in 24 hours	35 (50.0%)	55 (26.6%)	<0.001
0.50 to 0.99 grams in 24 hours	30 (42.9%)	104 (50.2%)
1.00 to 1.99 grams in 24 hours	1 (1.4%)	29 (14.0%)
≥2 grams in 24 hours	4 (5.7%)	19 (9.2%)
Depression
No	68 (97.1%)	178 (86.0%)	0.01
Yes	2 (2.8%)	29 (14.0%)

*Comparisons were performed using Chi‐squared test.

HASS, Hospital Alberto Sabogal Sologuren; HGAI, Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen.