Health Care Disparities Between Men and Women With Type 2 Diabetes

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Mesa, Marady Sabiaga
• 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.
• Subjects:
  • Aged
  • Cohort Studies
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Female
  • Glycated Hemoglobin A
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Patient Compliance
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 15.
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd15.170120
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Pubmed ID:
  29679479
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5912926
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  15
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/54001/cdc_54001_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 241.86 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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