Table 3.
Clinical outcomes among patients with diabetes and hypertension
| Parameters | Diabetes | Hypertension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Initial mean ± SD |
Second mean ± SD |
p | n |
Initial mean ± SD |
Second mean ± SD |
p | n | |
| Blood glucose measured at pharmacy (mg/dL) | 208.6 ± 90.16 | 185.2 ± 80.60 | 0.008 | 145 | 167.4 ± 76.88 | 189.1 ± 77.73 | 0.064 | 22 |
| Fasting blood glucose (mg/dL) | 173.2 ± 63.70 | 140.3 ± 44.10 | < 0.001 | 112 | 150.5 ± 51.60 | 155.4 ± 62.15 | 0.632 | 23 |
| HbA1c (%) | 8.8 ± 2.12 | 7.5 ± 1.82 | 0.001 | 57 | 6.9 ± 2.59 | 7.1 ± 2.55 | 0.098 | 4 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 131.1 ± 46.13 | 122.5 ± 43.70 | 0.039 | 59 | 146.2 ± 49.37 | 121.1 ± 29.63 | 0.061 | 9 |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 135.0 ± 19.12 | 133.5 ± 17.92 | 0.241 | 182 | 139.7 ± 24.14 | 136.3 ± 21.42 | 0.008 | 239 |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 79.6 ± 10.73 | 79.3 ± 11.04 | 0.739 | 181 | 81.5 ± 13.12 | 80.5 ± 12.43 | 0.273 | 240 |
| Medication adherence score (max: 4; goal: 0) | 2.1 ± 1.39 | 2.1 ± 1.12 | 0.925 | 57 | 0.5 ± 0.97 | 0.3 ± 0.72 | < 0.001 | 171 |
| Insulin injection (min: 0 - max: 10; goal: 10) or BP measurement technique (min: 0 - max: 5; goal: 5) score | 7.4 ± 2.43 | 8.7 ± 2.38 | < 0.001 | 76 | 3.3 ± 2.16 | 4.4 ± 1.53 | < 0.001 | 162 |
| Medication knowledge score (min: 0 - max: 8; goal: 8) | 4.8 ± 1.27 | 5.2 ± 1.38 | 0.021 | 83 | 4.8 ± 1.41 | 5.0 ± 1.29 | 0.030 | 170 |
BP: blood pressure; HbA1c: glycosylated hemoglobin; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; SD: standard deviation