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Health Care Disparities Between Men and Women With Type 2 Diabetes
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Apr 19 2018
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Source: Prev Chronic Dis. 15.
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Alternative Title:Prev Chronic Dis
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Description:Introduction
Regular medical checkups indicate a patient’s level of adherence to health care treatment, and the frequency of cancelled appointments or no-shows can indicate adherence. This study investigated the use of health care services by men and women and its impact on the control of their type 2 diabetes.
Methods
This study observed 100 patients with type 2 diabetes aged 45 years or older who lived in Ventura County, California, during January 1, 2015, to January 31, 2016. The data were collected by Magnolia Family Medical Center. A Pearson χ2 test compared differences between men and women in whether they received a glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test in previous 6 months, a low-density lipoprotein cholesterol test in previous year, and a retinal examination in previous year. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test compared attendance to medical appointments and HbA1c values for men and women.
Results
Women had a higher rate of scheduling, cancelling or rescheduling, and showing up to their medical appointments than did men, and men had a higher median HbA1c value than did women; all the Wilcoxon signed-rank tests showed a significant difference (P < .001). None of the χ2 tests were significant.
Conclusion
Although men and women had similar health care services for diabetes, men had less control of their disease and took less advantage of medical appointments than did women.
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Pubmed ID:29679479
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC5912926
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