Table 2 The comparison of the clinical factors between the follow-up samples and loss to follow-up samples.

From: Diabetes knowledge predicts HbA1c levels of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in rural China: a ten-month follow-up study

 

Follow-up samples (n = 206)

Loss to follow-up samples (n = 115)

pa

Family history of diabetes

 Yes

48 (23.30)

36 (31.30)

0.118

 No

158 (76.70)

79 (68.70)

 

Hypoglycemia over the past 6 months

 Yes

78 (37.86)

36 (31.30)

0.239

 No

128 (62.14)

79 (68.70)

 

Number of complications

0.91 ± 0.68

0.90 ± 0.78

0.839

Duration

8.11 ± 5.53

7.35 ± 5.20

0.233

BMI

26.65 ± 3.57

26.79 ± 3.41

0.726

Diabetes knowledge at baseline

10.07 ± 3.42

9.85 ± 4.16

0.608

HbA1c at baseline

7.71 ± 1.35

7.80 ± 1.70

0.603

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD or number (percent). a Based on a Student's t-test or Pearson’s Chi-squared test.
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