Glycaemic control and its associated factors in type 2 diabetic patients in Amman, Jordan/Controle de la glycemie et facteurs associes chez des patients souffrant de diabete de type 2 a Amman (Jordanie)

A study of 1000 patients attending a diabetes referral centre in Amman, Jordan, identified factors associated with good glycaemic control, as measured by glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Glycaemic control improved significantly between the first clinic visit and at 12-months follow-up. The proportion of patients with extreme HbA1c (> 10%) decreased from 15.3% to 6.0% after 12 months. The percentage of patients with optimal control (HbA1c < 7%) increased from 25.4% at the first visit to 27.5% at 12-month follow-up. Multivariate regression showed that low body mass index, shorter duration of diabetes and higher baseline HbA1c were related to reductions in HbA1c between the first and 12-month visits. Une etude sur 1 000 patients consultant dans un centre d'orientation-recours specialise dans le traitement du diabete a Amman (Jordanie) a mis en evidence les facteurs associes a un bon controle de la glycemie, mesure par les taux d'hemoglobine glycosylee (HbA1c). Le controle de la glycemie s'est ameliore de maniere significative entre la premiere visite au centre et le suivi realise 12 mois plus tard. La proportion de patients presentant un taux de HbA1c extremement eleve ([greater than or equal to] 10 %) est passee de 15,3 % a 6,0 % a l'issue des 12 mois. Le pourcentage de patients presentant un controle optimal (HbA1c