Glycemic control and its associated factors among diabetic heart failure outpatients at two major hospitals in Jordan.
Anan S JarabWalid A Al-QeremHanan HamamShrouq R Abu HeshmehSayer Al-AzzamTareq L MukattashEman A AlefishatPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Patients with heart failure (HF) are generally at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes and having uncontrolled blood glucose. Furthermore, the prevalence of uncontrolled blood glucose in patients with HF is largely unknown. Identifying the factors associated with poor blood glucose control is a preliminary step in the development of effective intervention programs. The current cross-sectional study was conducted at two major hospitals to explore the factors associated with blood glucose control among patients with heart failure and type 2 diabetes. In addition to sociodemographic, medical records were used to collect medical information and a validated questionnaire was used to evaluate medication adherence. Regression analysis showed that poor medication adherence (OR = 0.432; 95%CI 0.204-0.912; P<0.05) and increased white blood cells count (OR = 1.12; 95%CI 1.033-1.213; P<0.01) were associated with poor glycemic control. For enhancing blood glucose control among patients with HF and diabetes, future intervention programs should specifically target patients who have high WBC counts and poor medication.
Keyphrases
- blood glucose
- glycemic control
- type diabetes
- healthcare
- heart failure
- randomized controlled trial
- insulin resistance
- weight loss
- acute heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- newly diagnosed
- cardiovascular disease
- induced apoptosis
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- emergency department
- atrial fibrillation
- peripheral blood
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cross sectional
- cell cycle arrest
- patient reported outcomes
- patient reported
- cell death
- blood pressure
- health information
- risk factors
- data analysis
- drug induced
- endoplasmic reticulum stress
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- electronic health record
- pi k akt