Table 4.
Clinical variables associated with absenteeism.
| Clinical Variable | Diabetic Patients (n) | Days of Absence Per Year | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of employer | |||
| Public | 150 | 9.05 ± 19.982 | |
| Private | 69 | 7.26 ± 20.813 | 0.545 |
| Complications of diabetes | |||
| Yes | 61 | 15.69 ± 31.198 | |
| No | 157 | 5.73 ± 12.982 | 0.019 |
| Disease duration (years) | |||
| <5 | 83 | 8.6 ± 21.4 | |
| 5–9 | 51 | 8.4 ± 17.1 | |
| >10 | 86 | 8.2 ± 21.3 | 0.821 |
| Average levels of Hba1c | |||
| <6% (<42 mmol/mol) | 14 | 20.7 ± 39 | |
| 6–7% (42–53 mmol/mol) | 43 | 6.2 ± 13.2 | |
| 7–8% (53–64 mmol/mol) | 75 | 9.1 ± 22.2 | |
| >8% (>64 mmol/mol) | 88 | 16.3± 7.1 | 0.221 |
| Type 1 diabetes | 36 | 10.42 ± 21.156 | |
| Insulin Tx | 34 | 10.62 ± 21.702 | |
| Oral Tx | 2 | 7.00 ± 9.899 | 0.917 |
| Type 2 diabetes | 184 | 8.09 ± 20.011 | |
| Insulin Tx | 92 | 9.73 ± 24.213 | |
| Oral Tx | 92 | 6.45 ± 14.613 | 0.267 |
| Type 1/Type 2 | 36/184 | 0.527 | |
| Type of treatment | |||
| Oral treatment | 94 | 6.46 ± 14.492 | |
| Insulin treatment | 126 | 9.97 ± 23.48 | 0.174 |