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Table 6 - Diabetes associated complications in the self-monitored blood glucose vs regular care groups

From: Retrospective assessment of the quality of diabetes care in a rural diabetes clinic in Western Kenya

Time

Self-monitored blood glucose

Regular Care

N

Peripheral neuropathy events (n, %)

Ocular events (n, %)

Hypo-glycemic episodes (n, %)

Hyper-glycemic episodes (n, %)

N

Peripheral neuropathy events (n, %)

Ocular events (n, %)

Hypo-glycemic episodes (n, %)

Hyper-glycemic episodes (n, %)

0 months

85

46 (54%)

45 (53%)

43 (51%)

68 (80%)

440

232 (53%)

243 (55%)

98 (22%)

162 (37%)

3 months

71

42 (59%)

39 (55%)

50 (70%)*

25 (35%)*

296

170 (57%)*

156 (53%)*

84 (28%)*

44 (15%)*

6 months

59

33 (56%)

31 (53%)

30 (51%)

27 (46%)*

230

125 (54%)*

124 (54%)

69 (30%)*

55 (24%)*

9 months

58

33 (57%)

29 (50%)

36 (62%)*

32 (55%)*

208

106 (51%)*

87 (42%)*

66 (32%)*

41 (20%)*

12 months

55

27 (49%)

27 (49%)

29 (53%)*

10 (18%)*

170

78 (46%)

76 (45%)*

33 (19%)*

25 (15%)*

15 months

50

23 (46%)

27 (54%)

16 (32%)*

20 (40%)*

138

64 (46%)*

52 (38%)*

24 (17%)*

27 (20%)*

18 months

43

17 (40%)*

17 (40%)*

17 (40%)*

5 (12%)*

114

44 (39%)*

39 (34%)*

16 (14%)*

17 (15%)*

  1. *P < 0.05 as compared to its own basal value (0 months) (calculated with a binomial test)