Key result
Over 5 years, routine diabetes care in Malaysia yielded suboptimal changes, including an A1C increase to 8.0% and an LDL-cholesterol reduction to 2.79 mmol/L (P<0.001 for all parameters).
Why the study?
This study aimed to describe changes in body mass index, glycosylated hemoglobin A1C, blood pressure, and LDL-cholesterol among type 2 diabetes patients in Malaysia.
Population
Type 2 diabetes patients aged ≥18 years with ≥2 clinical audits in Malaysia
Comparison
Last clinical audit vs first clinical audit
Design
Retrospective cohort study
Follow-up
Five-year
Authors
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Suboptimal CV risk factor control in routine Malaysian T2D care warrants clinician caution; leaves open optimal intervention strategies.
Cohort
Yes
p-value: p=<0.001
In a Malaysian population-based cohort of type 2 diabetes patients, control of key cardiovascular risk factors including A1C, blood pressure, and LDL-cholesterol remained suboptimal over a 5-year period.
Wan et al. (2021) conducted a cohort in Type 2 diabetes. Routine diabetes care vs. Baseline was evaluated on Changes in body mass index, glycosylated hemoglobin A1C, blood pressure, and LDL-cholesterol (p=<0.001). Over 5 years, routine diabetes care in Malaysia yielded suboptimal changes, including an A1C increase to 8.0% and an LDL-cholesterol reduction to 2.79 mmol/L (P<0.001 for all parameters).
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