Table 3 Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics, DMSE and sub-factors of DMSE between intervention and control arms (N = 112)
Total | DCM | RC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinical characteristics | N = 112(%) | n = 54(%) | n = 58(%) | Pvalue |
Family history of diabetes | ||||
Yes | 85 (75.9) | 41 (75.9) | 44 (75.9) | 0.994 |
No | 27 (24.1) | 13 (24.1) | 14 (24.1) | |
Duration of diagnosis of diabetes (Mean ± SD yrs) | 9.5 ± 5.8 | 10.2 ± 6.3 | 8.8 ± 5.3 | 0.209 |
HbA1c at baseline (Mean ± SD) | 9.3 ± 1.7 | 9.0 ± 1.5 | 10.0 ± 1.8 | 0.042 |
Comorbidities | ||||
Hypertension | 48 (92.3) | 25 (92.6) | 23 (92.0) | 0.936 |
Other (CHD, COPD) | 4 (7.7) | 2 (7.4) | 2 (8.0) | |
No information | – | – | ||
Treatment | ||||
Insulin | 24 (21.4) | 15 (27.8) | 9 (15.5) | 0.032 |
Oral | 62 (55.4) | 23 (42.6) | 39 (67.2) | |
both | 26 (23.2) | 16 (29.6) | 10 (17.9) | |
Ovrall DMSE at baseline (Mean ± SD) | 81.7 ± 17.2 | 81.6 ± 16.9 | 81.8 ± 17.4 | 0.938 |
Factor 1:DMSE exercise & weight control (Mean ± SD) | 36.5 ± 10.3 | 35.3 ± 9.8 | 37.6 ± 10.8 | 0.241 |
Factor 2: Health seeking and diabetes treatment (Mean ± SD) | 29.5 ± 7.1 | 30.6 ± 7.3 | 28.4 ± 6.8 | 0.112 |
Factor 3:Blood sugar monitoring (Mean ± SD) | 11.2 ± 2.7 | 11.1 ± 2.7 | 11.2 ± 2.7 | 0.72 |
Factor 4:Diet control (Mean ± SD) | 4.5 ± 1.9 | 4.6 ± 2.0 | 4.5 ± 1.7 | 0.798 |