Studies from E. Adjei Boakye et al Have Provided New Data on Diabetes Mellitus Management (Sociodemographic Factors Associated With Engagement in…
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Our news editors obtained a quote from the research, "We analyzed data from the 2011-2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System for 84 179 adults who self-identified receiving a diagnosis of diabetes. We constructed weighted, multivariate logistic regression models to examine the associations between DSME and sociodemographic characteristics (age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital status, education, and annual household income), patient characteristics (body mass index, having a regular provider, health insurance status, health status, and insulin use), and self-management behaviors (home foot examination, home blood glucose testing, and physical activity). More than half (n=45 557, 53.7% [weighted]) of respondents reported engaging in DSME. Compared with non-Hispanic white adults, non-Hispanic black adults were more likely to engage in DSME (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=1.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.07-1.29). Respondents were less likely to engage in DSME if they were male (aOR=0.85; 95% CI, 0.80-0.91) or Hispanic (aOR=0.81; 95% CI, 0.71-0.92), were a high school graduate (but no college; aOR=0.71; 95% CI, 0.66-0.78) or less than a high school graduate (aOR=0.51; 95% CI, 0.45-0.59), had an annual household income of
According to the news editors, the research concluded: "Increasing public health interventions aimed at educating people with diabetes about self-management could improve outcomes."
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