Table 2 Baseline data
From: Predictors of dropout in the German disease management program for type 2 diabetes
DMP (n = 10385) | Dropout (n = 604) | Overall (n = 10989) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age - Mean (SD) | 63.3 (9.8) | 62.6 (12.5) | 63.2 (10.0) |
Diabetes duration in years - Mean (SD) | 6.1 (6.7) | 6.0 (6.7) | 6.1 (6.7) |
Gender - n (%) male | 6998 (67.4) | 414 (68.5) | 7412 (67.5) |
Region - n (%) | |||
Hesse | 3042 (29.3) | 169 (28.0) | 3211 (29.2) |
North Wurttemberg | 1175 (11.3) | 92 (15.2) | 1267 (11.5) |
North Rhine | 6168 (59.4) | 343 (56.8) | 6511 (59.3) |
Insurance status - n (%) | |||
member | 3815 (36.7) | 261 (43.2) | 4076 (37.1) |
retired | 5960 (57.4) | 310 (51.3) | 6270 (57.1) |
family | 610 (5.9) | 33 (5.5) | 643 (5.9) |
Hypertension - n (%) | 7147 (68.8) | 391 (64.7) | 7538 (68.6) |
Stroke - n(%) | 427 (4.1) | 7.6 (5.8) | 462 (4.2) |
Lipid disorder - (%) | 4377 (42.2) | 37.6 (37.6) | 4604 (41.9) |
CHD - n (%) | 1578 (15.2) | 84 (13.9) | 1662 (15.1) |
Nephropathy - n (%) | 468 (4.5) | 22 (3.6) | 490 (4.5) |
Retinopathy - n (%) | 393 (3.8) | 28 (4.6) | 421 (3.8) |
Neuropathy - n (%) | 986 (9.5) | 65 (10.8) | 1051 (9.6) |
PAD - n (%) | 575 (5.5) | 33 (5.5) | 608 (5.5) |
Blindness - n (%) | 17 (0.2) | 4 (0.7) | 21 (0.2) |
Myocardial infarction - n (%) | 661 (6.4) | 32 (5.3) | 693 (6.3) |
Amputation - n (%) | 41 (0.4) | 4 (0.7) | 45 (0.4) |
Diabetic foot - n (%) | 128 (1.2) | 12 (2.0) | 140 (1.3) |
Dialysis - n (%) | 20 (0.2) | 1 (0.2) | 21 (0.2) |
No secondary diseases - n (%) | 1817 (17.5) | 112 (18.5) | 1929 (17.6) |
Two or more secondary diseases - n (%) | 2034 (19.6) | 105 (17.4) | 2139 (19.5) |
Disabling secondary disease1 - n (%) | 487 (4.7) | 41 (6.8) | 528 (4.8) |
Diabetes symptoms - n (%) | 3019 (29.1) | 193 (32.0) | 3212 (29.2) |
Diabetes medication - n (%) | 7115 (68.5) | 410 (67.9) | 7525 (68.5) |
Severe hypoglycaemic episodes within the last 12 months - n (%) | 121 (1.2) | 12 (2.0) | 133 (1.2) |
Hospital admissions due to hyperglycaemia - n (%) | 66 (0.6) | 5 (0.8) | 71 (0.7) |
Foot status - n (%) | |||
normal | 9244 (89.0) | 513 (84.9) | 9757 (88.8) |
abnormal | 423 (4.1) | 36 (6.0) | 459 (4.2) |
not assessed | 718 (6.9) | 55 (9.1) | 773 (7.0) |
Diabetes training received - n (%) | 2129 (20.5) | 105 (17.4) | 2234 (20.3) |
Diabetes training recommended - n (%) | 3257 (31.4) | 217 (35.9) | 3474 (31.6) |
Hypertension training received - n (%) | 26 (0.3) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (0.2) |
Hypertension training recommended - n | 866 (8.3) | 45 (7.5) | 911 (8.3) |
(%) | |||
Nutritional counseling recommended - n (%) | 3628 (34.9) | 243 (40.2) | 3871 (35.2) |
Recommendation to stop tobacco use - n (%) | 1128 (10.9) | 87 (14.4) | 1215 (11.1) |
HbA1c treatment goal - n (%) | |||
hold | 5229 (50.4) | 286 (47.4) | 5515 (50.2) |
lower | 5136 (49.5) | 316 (52.3) | 5452 (49.6) |
raise | 20 (0.2) | 2 (0.3) | 22 (0.2) |
Blood pressure treatment goal - n (%) | |||
hold | 7193 (69.3) | 415 (68.7) | 7608 (69.2) |
lower | 3192 (30.7) | 189 (31.3) | 3381 (30.8) |
Annual eye exam - n (%) | |||
done | 4102 (39.5) | 199 (33.0) | 4301 (39.1) |
scheduled | 3831 (36.9) | 244 (40.4) | 4075 (37.1) |
not done | 2452 (23.6) | 161 (26.7) | 2613 (23.8) |