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Five-Year Trend In Diabetes Clinical Care And Self-Management Among Adults With Diabetes In West Virginia: 2010-2014, Ranjita Misra 2934168, Usha Sambamoorthi
Five-Year Trend In Diabetes Clinical Care And Self-Management Among Adults With Diabetes In West Virginia: 2010-2014, Ranjita Misra 2934168, Usha Sambamoorthi
Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice
Objective: To examine the five-year trend in clinical care and diabetes self-management activities among adults living in the Appalachian state of West Virginia.
Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design with data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System in 2010 (N=685) and 2014 (N=958), among noninstitutionalized adults with diabetes. Five-year trend in recommended diabetes clinical care, diabetes self-management activities and diabetes education was analyzed after adjusting for sex, education, income, insurance, age, obesity, comorbid hypertension, race and lifestyle behaviors (exercise and smoking).
Results: A significant increase in percentage of adults with 2 or more A1C tests was …