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Table 4 Control of diabetes and of HbA1c levels

From: Diabetes management in Thailand: a literature review of the burden, costs, and outcomes

Estimate

Summary of the main features of the study

Reference

HbA1c levels <7%

Study year: March-October 2007

[53]

41.3%

Setting: 13 primary care units in urban areas

 

Sample and study design: 287 diabetic patients, 79 males, 208 females. Cross-sectional study, ADA criteria

HbA1c levels <7%

Study year: July 2007

[72]

29.7%

Setting: diabetes clinic in a community hospital

 

Sample and study design: 325 diabetic patients (who had diabetes for at least one year), 114 males, 221 females. Cross-sectional study.

30.2% of the participants achieved HbA1c levels of less than 7%

Study year: April-December 2003

[71]

Setting: 11 tertiary diabetes centres

Sample and study design: 8,913 Type 2 diabetes patients aged 18 and older (3,012 males and 5,901 females). Cross-sectional study. Thailand diabetes registry project

HbA1c levels < 7%

Study year: April-December 2003

[67]

DMT1: 17%

Setting: 11 tertiary diabetes centres

DMT2: 21.6%

Sample and study design: Children and adolescents diabetes, 58 Type 1 and 22 Type 2, Cross-sectional study. Thailand diabetes registry project

HbA1c levels 7-8%

 

DMT1: 20%

 

DMT2: 15.2%

 

HbA1c levels 8-9%

 

DMT1: 15%

 

DMT2: 15.2%

 

HbA1c levels >9%

 

DMT1: 47.6%

 

DMT2: 48.2%

  
  1. Notes: standard deviation (SD).