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Analysis of the relationship between lifestyle habits and glycosylated hemoglobin control based on data from a Health Management Plan

Authors :
Chi Wang
Pei-Ling Tang
Ping-Wen Shih
Ya-Chun Wang
Source :
Nutrition Research and Practice
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
The Korean Nutrition Society and The Korean Society of Community Nutrition, 2020.

Abstract

Background/objectives Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a hereditary disease that is also strongly dependent on environmental factors, lifestyles, and dietary habits. This study explored the relationship between lifestyle habits and glycosylated hemoglobin management in T2DM patients to provide empirical outcomes to improve T2DM management and patient health literacy. Subjects/methods This study enrolled 349 diabetic patients with more than 5 care visits to a Diabetes Mellitus care network under the Health Management Plan led by Taiwan Department of Health (DOH). Based on relevant literature, an Outpatient Record Form of Diabetes Mellitus Care was designed and lipid profile tests were conducted for data collection and analysis. Results When modeling the data, the results showed that the odds for HbA1c > 7.5% in T2DM patients duration over 10 years was 3.785 (P = 0.002) times that in patients with disease duration of fewer than 3 years. The odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in illiterate patients was 3.128 (P = 0.039) times that in patients with senior high school education or above. The odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in patients with other chronic illness was 2.207 (P = 0.019) times that in participants without chronic illness. Among 5 beneficial lifestyle habits, the odds of HbA1c > 7.5% in patients with 2 or 3 good habits were 3.243 (P = 0.003) and 3.424 (P = 0.001) times that in patients with more than 3 good habits, respectively. Conclusion This empirical outcome shows that maintaining a good lifestyle improves T2DM management and patients' knowledge, motivation, and ability to use health information. Patients with longer disease duration, education, or good lifestyle habits had optimal HbA1c management than those in patients who did not. Thus, effective self-management and precaution in daily life and improved health literacy of diabetic patients are necessary to increase the quality of T2DM care.

Details

ISSN :
20056168 and 19761457
Volume :
14
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nutrition Research and Practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....b96fc455d0a19c0bf55752666f878747
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2020.14.3.218