Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia

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World Journal of Diabetes

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World J Diabetes. Jul 15, 2019; 10(7): 403-413
Published online Jul 15, 2019. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i7.403

Table 2 Clinical profiles of the type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with total diabetes empowerment scores, n (%)

Variables	Frequency	Median (IQR)
Diabetes duration (yr)		4.00 (7.0)
Compliance to diabetes treatment
Yes	310 (96.3)
No	12 (3.7)
Diabetes education exposure
Yes	264 (82.0)
No	58 (18.0)
BMI (kg/m²)		28.70 (7.12)
Underweight (< 18.5)	3 (1.0)
Normal (18.5-22.9)	29 (9.0)
Overweight (23-27.4)	88 (27.3)
Obese (> 27.5)	202 (62.7)
Hypertension status
Yes	207 (64.3)
No	115 (35.7)
Dyslipidaemia status
Yes	246 (76.4)
No	76 (23.6)
Ischemic heart disease status
Yes	42 (13.0)
No	280 (87.0)
Asthma status
Yes	30 (9.3)
No	292 (90.7)

BMI: Body mass index; IQR: Interquartile range.

Citation: Zhu TH, Mooi CS, Shamsuddin NH, Mooi CS. Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia. World J Diabetes 2019; 10(7): 403-413
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9358/full/v10/i7/403.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4239/wjd.v10.i7.403

Zhu TH, Mooi CS, Shamsuddin NH, Mooi CS. Diabetes empowerment scores among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its correlated factors: A cross-sectional study in a primary care setting in Malaysia. World J Diabetes 2019; 10(7): 403-413 [PMID: 31363387 DOI: 10.4239/wjd.v10.i7.403]

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