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Table 4 Percentage of patients achieving glycemic and blood pressure goals

From: A randomized control trial of primary care-based management of type 2 diabetes by a pharmacist in Pakistan

Outcome Measures

Control Arm

Intervention Arm

Follow Up

Follow Up

B, n = 121 (%)

1st, n = 121 (%)

2nd, n = 121 (%)

3rd, n = 52 (%)

B,

n = 123 (%)

1st,

n = 123 (%)

2nd,

n = 105 (%)

3rd, n = 83 (%)

Glycaemic Goals

 % of patients achieving goal HbA1c < 7%

a0

2 (1.7)

2 (1.7)

0 (0)

a0

5 (4.1)

9 (8.6)

14 (16.9)

 % of patients achieving goal HbA1c < 8%

a0

2 (1.7)

8 (6.6)

3 (5.8)

a0

14 (11.4)

28 (26.7)

33 (39.8)

 % of patients achieving goal HbA1c < 9%

15 (12.4)

24 (19.8)

25 (20.7)

13 (25)

18 (14.6)

27 (22)

39 (37.1)

29 (34.9)

 % of patients at HbA1c ≥ 9%

106 (87.6)

93 (76.9)

86 (71.1)

36 (69.2)

105 (85.4)

77 (62.6)

29 (27.6)

7 (8.4)

Blood Pressure Goals

 % of patients with SBP < 130 mmHg

42 (34.7)

41 (33.9)

27 (22.3)

4 (7.7)

22 (17.9)

31 (25.2)

39 (37.1)

45 (54.2)

 % of patients with SBP ≥130 mmHg

79 (65.3)

80 (66.1)

94 (77.7)

48 (92.3)

101 (82.1)

92 (74.8)

65 (62.9)

38 (45.8)

 % of patients with SBP ≥140 mmHg

49 (40.5)

40 (33.1)

45 (37.2)

29 (55.8)

84 (68.3)

51 (41.5)

19 (18.1)

8 (9.6)

 % of patients with DBP < 80 mmHg

12 (9.9)

11 (9.1)

9 (7.4)

0 (0)

3 (2.4)

2 (1.6)

2 (1.9)

1 (1.2)

 % of patients with DBP ≥80 mmHg

109 (90.1)

110 (90.9)

112 (92.6)

52 (100)

120 (97.6)

121 (98.4)

103 (98.1)

82 (98.8)

 % of patients with DBP ≥90 mmHg

56 (46.3)

72 (59.5)

76 (62.8)

43 (82.7)

97 (78.9)

89 (72.4)

69 (65.7)

48 (57.8)

  1. Abbreviations: HbA1c Glycosylated Haemoglobin, SBP Systolic blood pressure, DBP Diastolic blood pressure
  2. aNote: Inclusion criteria of study was >8% HbA1c i.e. patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus