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Table 5 Distribution of physicians’ adherence according to different biochemical factors

From: Adherence of physicians to evidence-based management guidelines for treating type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in Ajman, United Arab Emirates

Factor

Quartile

Adherence to guidelines

P-value

HbA1c (%)

<6.5

18 (39.1%)

<0.001

6.5–7.5

20 (40.8%)

 

7.5<

84 (68.3%)

 

FBS (mg/dL)

<100

8 (53.3%)

0.191

100–125

21 (44.7%)

 

125<

93 (59.6%)

 

eAG (mg/dL)

≤142

18 (37.5%)

0.002

143–182

26 (50.0%)

 

≥183

78 (66.1%)

 

Systolic blood

100–112

30 (55.6%)

0.66

Pressure

113–140

70 (54.3%)

 

141≤

22 (62.9%)

 

Diastolic blood

≤70

42 (59.2%)

0.67

Pressure

71–80

55 (56.1%)

 

81≤

25 (51.0%)

 

TC (mg/dL)

≤130

24 (54.5%)

0.970

131–160

24 (57.1%)

 

161≤

74 (56.1%)

 

TG (mg/dL)

≤83

11 (61.1%)

0.84

84–140

39 (57.4%)

 

141≤

72 (54.5%)

 

LDL-C (mg/dL)

50

10 (38.5%)

0.44

51–86

47 (59.5%)

 

87≤

65 (57.5%)

 

HDL-C (mg/dL)

≤33

31 (55.4%)

0.53

34–46

55 (52.9%)

 

47≤

36 (62.1%)

 

BMI

<25

12 (48%)

0.30

25–29.9

43 (51.2%)

 

30≤

67 (61.5%)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, eAG Estimated average glucose, DBP Diastolic blood pressure, FBS Fasting blood sugar, HbA1c Haemoglobin A1c, HDL-C High-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP Systolic blood pressure, TC Total cholesterol, TG Triglyceride