Hina Trivedi1, Laura J Gray2, Samuel Seidu3, Melanie J Davies3, Guillaume Charpentier4, Ulf Lindblad5, Christiane Kellner6, John Nolan7, Agnieszka Pazderska8, Guy Rutten9, Marina Trento10, Kamlesh Khunti3. 1. Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4WP, UK. Electronic address: hina.trivedi@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Princess Road, Leicester LE1 6TP, UK. 3. Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 4WP, UK. 4. Corbeil-Essonnes Hospital, Corbeil-Essonnes, France. 5. University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. 6. University Hospital, Jena, Germany. 7. St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. 8. Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. 9. University Medical Centre, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 10. University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of accurate self-knowledge of a patient's own HbA1c level (HbA1cSK), as a component of structural education (University Hospital's of Leicester (UHL), 2013) and its association with glycaemic control. METHODS: Data from the GUIDANCE study, a cross-sectional study involving 7597 participants from eight European countries was used. HbA1cSK was evaluated and compared with laboratory measured HbA1c levels (HbA1cLAB), which represented the measure of glycaemic control. Accuracy of the self-reported HbA1c was evaluated by using agreement statistical methods. RESULTS: The prevalence of HbA1cSK was 49.4%. Within this group, 78.3% of the participants had accurately reported HbA1cSK. There was good level of agreement between HbA1cSK and HbA1cLAB (intra-class correlation statistic=0.84, p<0.0001). Participants with accurately reported HbA1cSK were found to have a statistically significantly lower HbA1cLAB compared to participants with inaccurately reported HbA1cSK (7.0% versus 7.3%, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Nearly half of the patients had self-knowledge of their own HbA1c level. Moreover, the participants with accurately reported HbA1cSK were found to have associated better glycaemic control.
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of accurate self-knowledge of a patient's own HbA1c level (HbA1cSK), as a component of structural education (University Hospital's of Leicester (UHL), 2013) and its association with glycaemic control. METHODS: Data from the GUIDANCE study, a cross-sectional study involving 7597 participants from eight European countries was used. HbA1cSK was evaluated and compared with laboratory measured HbA1c levels (HbA1cLAB), which represented the measure of glycaemic control. Accuracy of the self-reported HbA1c was evaluated by using agreement statistical methods. RESULTS: The prevalence of HbA1cSK was 49.4%. Within this group, 78.3% of the participants had accurately reported HbA1cSK. There was good level of agreement between HbA1cSK and HbA1cLAB (intra-class correlation statistic=0.84, p<0.0001). Participants with accurately reported HbA1cSK were found to have a statistically significantly lower HbA1cLAB compared to participants with inaccurately reported HbA1cSK (7.0% versus 7.3%, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Nearly half of the patients had self-knowledge of their own HbA1c level. Moreover, the participants with accurately reported HbA1cSK were found to have associated better glycaemic control.
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