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Current Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care Clinics in Korea

Authors
 Da Hea Seo  ;  Shinae Kang  ;  Yong-ho Lee  ;  Jung Yoon Ha  ;  Jong Suk Park  ;  Byoung-Wan Lee  ;  Eun Seok Kang  ;  Chul Woo Ahn  ;  Bong-Soo Cha 
Citation
 Endocrinology and Metabolism (대한내분비학회지), Vol.34(3) : 282-290, 2019 
Journal Title
Endocrinology and Metabolism(대한내분비학회지)
ISSN
 2093-596X 
Issue Date
2019
Keywords
Diabetes complications ; Diabetes mellitus, type 2 ; Prevention and control ; Primary health care ; Tertiary care centers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the overall status of diabetes control and screening for diabetic microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending primary care clinics in Korea.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional observational study, 191 primary care clinics were randomly selected across Korea from 2015 to 2016. In total, 3,227 subjects were enrolled in the study.

RESULTS: The patients followed at the primary care clinics were relatively young, with a mean age of 61.4±11.7 years, and had a relatively short duration of diabetes (mean duration, 7.6±6.5 years). Approximately 14% of subjects had diabetic microvascular complications. However, the patients treated at the primary care clinics had suboptimal control of hemoglobin A1c levels, blood pressure, and serum lipid levels, along with a metabolic target achievement rate of 5.9% according to the Korean Diabetes Association guidelines. The screening rates for diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy within the past 12 months were 28.4%, 23.3%, and 13.3%, respectively.

CONCLUSION: The overall status of diabetes management, including the frequency of screening for microvascular complications, was suboptimal in the primary care clinics. More efforts should be made and more resources need to be allocated for primary care physicians to promote adequate healthcare delivery, which would result in stricter diabetes control and improved management of diabetic complications.
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DOI
10.3803/EnM.2019.34.3.282
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Shin Ae(강신애) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9719-4774
Kang, Eun Seok(강은석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0364-4675
Park, Jong Suk(박종숙) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5385-1373
Seo, Da Hea(서다혜)
Ahn, Chul Woo(안철우) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3733-7486
Lee, Byung Wan(이병완) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9899-4992
Lee, Yong Ho(이용호) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6219-4942
Cha, Bong Soo(차봉수) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0542-2854
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/171490
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