1119Association between socioeconomic status and metabolic control in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract

\n \n \n In Mexico, 10.3% of the adult population has type 2 diabetes. Low socioeconomic status (SES) has been considered as a risk factor for developing this disease. The aim of this study was to determine whether SES is associated with blood glucose control, treatment adherence, and diabetic complications.\n \n \n \n A retrospective cross-sectional observational study was conducted in Ensenada, Baja California, México, with a random sample of 103 hospitalized patients between November 2019 and February 2020. The information was collected by face-to-face interview with structured questionnaires and the medical records review. The analysis was performed using the SPSS statistics software.\n \n \n \n Of the patients who do not know how to perform self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) in more than half of them were not educated (P\u2009=\u20090.002). Not performing SMBG at home was associated with increased risk of microvascular complications. [OR 2.88\u2009CI 95% 1.20-6.89]. Those who were left without medications due to lack of money had a higher risk of hyperglycemia at home without going to the hospital [OR 3.89 95% CI 1.16-13.05]. Hypoglycemia prevailed in patients who did not perform GA due to lack of money to buy a glucometer. (P\u2009=\u20090.012).\n \n \n \n Low socioeconomic status was associated with poor adherence to treatment and lack of self-monitoring of capillary glucose at home.\n \n \n \n Socioeconomic status, Type 2 diabetes, adherence to treatment, self-monitoring.\n