From: Retrospective assessment of the quality of diabetes care in a rural diabetes clinic in Western Kenya
Time | Mean HbA1c (%) ± SD Overall (evaluable patients) | Mean HbA1c (%) ± SD Self monitored blood glucose (evaluable patients) | Mean HbA1c (%) ± SD Regular care (evaluable patients) |
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0 months | 10.2 ± 2.8 (n = 421) | 12.4 ± 0.3 (n = 69) | 9.9 ± 0.1 (n = 353) |
3 months | 8.9 ± 2.3 (n = 130)* | 9.6 ± 0.4 (n = 34)* | 8.6 ± 0.2 (n = 96)* |
6 months | 8.7 ± 2.5 (n = 123)* | 9.7 ± 0.5 (n = 26)* | 8.5 ± 0.2 (n = 101)* |
9 months | 9.2 ± 2.6 (n = 129)* | 10.1 ± 0.4 (n = 41)* | 8.8 ± 0.3 (n = 85)* |
12 months | 8.5 ± 2.1 (n = 87)* | 9.6 ± 0.4 (n = 25)* | 8.1 ± 0.2 (n = 62)* |
15 months | 8.3 ± 1.9 (n = 83)* | 8.9 ± 0.4 (n = 25)* | 8.0 ± 0.2 (n = 58)* |
18 months | 8.5 ± 2.2 (n = 69)* | 8.5 ± 0.4 (n = 27)* | 8.4 ± 0.4 (n = 42)* |