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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care

Five-year comparison of diabetic control between community diabetic center and primary health-care centers.

Mazen S Ferwana, Abdulaziz Alshamlan, Wedad Al Madani, Bader Al Khateeb, Amen Bawazir

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Mazen S FerwanaDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; National and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abdulaziz AlshamlanKing Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Wedad Al MadaniNational and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Bader Al KhateebDepartment of Family Medicine and Primary Healthcare, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; National and Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice, College of Public Health and Health Informatics, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Amen BawazirDepartment of Community and Environmental Health, College of Public Health and Health Informatics King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences · SAKing Abdullah International Medical Research Center · SAKing Saud University · SANational Guard Health Affairs · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextHyperglycemia is the most important factor for development of complications. A high level of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is linked with such complications of diabetes.

aimsThe aim of this study was to compare diabetic care between community diabetic center (CDC) and primary health centers. SETTINGS AND

designThis was a retrospective cohort study conducted at King Abdulaziz Medical City for National Guard Health Affairs at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SUBJECTS AND

methodsData were retrieved from electronic medical records for diabetes mellitus Type 2 patients who were treated at two settings: CDCs and primary healthcare. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: SPSS (V21) was used to analyze the univariate and bivariate analysis, Student's

resultsThe mean difference for HbA1c from first to last visits increased significantly +0.2 ± 1.67 with

conclusionsThe 5-year management of diabetic patients failed to improve the A1c or BMI, at both CDC and primary health-care centers.

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Body mass indexdiabetes centerdiabetes mellitusdiabetic controlhemoglobin A1cprimary healthcare

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PMID28217598
PMCPMC5290775
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