Effect of Point-of-Care on Maintenance of Glycemic Control as Measured by A1C
- John R. Petersen, PHD1,
- Jane B. Finley, BS2,
- Anthony O. Okorodudu, PHD1,
- Amin A. Mohammad, PHD1,
- James J. Grady, PHD3 and
- Mandeep Bajaj, MD4
- 1Department of Pathology, Medical Branch, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- 2Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- 3Department of Biostatistics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- 4Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to John R. Petersen, PhD, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0551. E-mail: jrpeters{at}utmb.edu
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Tables
- Table 1—
Levels of A1C, sex, age, and race for the Family Medicine clinic and the Stark Diabetes Center
June–November 2001 December 2001–May 2002 June–November 2002 December 2002–May 2003 June–November 2003 December 2003–May 2004 June–November 2004 December 2004–May 2005 June–November 2005 Family Medicine clinic A1C (%) 7.81 ± 1.77 7.85 ± 1.94* 7.75 ± 2.00* 7.83 ± 2.04* 7.77 ± 1.97* 7.85 ± 2.08* 7.91 ± 1.97* 7.75 ± 1.88* 7.69 ± 1.84* Sex (%) Female 64.1 61.7 63.8 64.8 64.3 64.1 63.9 62.3 62.1 Male 35.9 38.3 36.2 35.2 35.7 35.9 36.1 37.7 37.9 Race (%) Caucasian 49.9 48.3 51.2 50.6 48.8 48.4 50.7 49.9 50.9 Black 31.2 31.8 29.7 30.2 29.4 31.7 29.5 31.9 29.6 Hispanic 18.4 18.2 18.6 17.9 20.9 18.1 19.0 15.6 17.2 Other 0.5 1.7 0.5 1.3 0.9 1.8 0.8 2.6 2.3 Age (years) 59.2 ± 13.0 58.4 ± 12.8 57.8 ± 12.9 57.9 ± 12.6 58.4 ± 12.5 58.7 ± 12.4 59.6 ± 12.7 60.1 ± 12.4 60.0 ± 12.5 n (total results) 652 724 694 786 793 854 788 844 852 n (total patients) 650 655 689 783 785 847 780 843 828 Samples per patient 1.00 1.11 1.01 1.00 1.01 1.01 1.01 1.00 1.03 Stark Diabetes Clinic A1C (%) 8.10 ± 1.78 7.91 ± 1.70 7.75 ± 1.72† 7.77 ± 1.48 7.62 ± 1.68 7.44 ± 1.54 7.35 ± 1.54 7.35 ± 1.55 7.41 ± 1.54 P value vs. Family Medicine clinic 0.003 0.53 0.98 0.67 0.072 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 <0.0001 Sex (%) Female 58.4 54.4 56.1 55.9 58.4 55.7 59.1 54.5 56.7 Male 41.6 45.6 43.9 44.1 41.6 44.3 40.9 45.5 43.4 Race (%) Caucasian 58.4 59.1 59.9 60.3 58.6 58.9 58.8 59.4 58.9 Black 23.8 23.7 20.7 23.8 24.1 24.9 25.4 23.6 23.9 Hispanic 15.0 16.5 16.2 14.8 14.9 14.3 13.3 15.8 15.9 Other 2.8 0.7 3.2 1.1 2.4 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.3 Age (years) 53.9 ± 15.0 55.6 ± 14.4 56.3 ± 14.9 57.3 ± 13.8 57.5 ± 13.6 58.1 ± 13.3 58.2 ± 13.6 58.8 ± 13.2 59.2 ± 13.4 n (total results) 698 846 844 969 1,105 1,198 1,224 1,372 1,294 n (total patients) 645 809 753 800 906 993 987 1,067 978 Samples per patient 1.08 1.05 1.12 1.21 1.22 1.21 1.24 1.28 1.32
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