Predictors of hyperglycaemic individuals who do not follow up with physicians after screening in Japan: A cohort study
Predictors of hyperglycaemic individuals who do not follow up with physicians after screening in Japan: A cohort study
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DOI:
10.1016/j.diabres.2014.05.007
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发表时间:
2014-08-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Nakayama, Takeo
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作者:
Tsujimura, Yuka;Takahashi, Yoshimitsu;Nakayama, Takeo
Aims: Although people screened as being hyperglycaemic often fail to follow up with physicians for clinical assessment, epidemiologic findings on the frequency and predictors of not following up (hereafter, "no follow-up'') are lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine the no follow-up rate with physicians after screening for diabetes and predictors of no follow-up.Methods: We assessed cases of no follow-up with physicians within six months after screening based on medical claims data from employee-based social health insurance programs in Japan, for people aged 20 to 68 years from 2005 to 2010.Results: Among 3878 screened participants with hyperglycaemia, 2527 (65%) did not follow up with their physicians within six months after screening. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that younger age and lower blood glucose level predicted no follow-up among both men and women, while lower body mass index and negative proteinuria also predicted no follow-up among men. Treatment for dyslipidaemia facilitated follow-up among both genders, and treatment for hypertension or depression facilitated follow-up among men.Conclusions: Approximately two thirds of individuals screened as having hyperglycaemia did not follow up with their physicians within six months after screening. Predictors of no follow-up were younger age and milder hyperglycaemia. Being on treatment for co-morbidities tended to facilitate follow-up. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.