title: Does ethnicity contribute to the control of cardiovascular risk factors among patients with type 2 diabetes?
abstract: This study aimed to examine the control of cardiovascular risk factors among the ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. The authors analyzed the data of 70 092 adults from the Malaysian diabetes registry database. Malays had the worst achievement of target for most of the risk factors. Indians had poor achievement of control for waist circumference (odds ratio [OR] = 0.6, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.6-0.7) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR = 0.5, 95% CI = 0.4-0.5). As compared with the Malays, the Chinese had a better achievement of target control for the risk factors, including the following: body mass index (OR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.2-1.4), blood pressure (OR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.3-1.4), total cholesterol (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.6-1.8), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (OR = 1.7, 95% CI = 1.6-1.8), glycated hemoglobin A1c (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.3-1.4) and fasting blood glucose (OR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.3-1.5). Ethnicity, sociocultural factors, and psychobehavioral factors should be addressed in designing and management strategies for the control of cardiovascular risk factors among type 2 diabetes patients.
authors.affiliation: Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia. pylee@medic.upm.edu.my
authors.forename: Ping Yein
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ai Theng
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cheong
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zaiton
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mastura
authors.forename: Boon-How
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Chew
authors.forename: Sharrif G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Sazlina
authors.forename: Bujang Mohamad
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Syed Abdul Rahman
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Syed Alwi
authors.forename: Haniff
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jamaiyah
authors.forename: Taher
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sriwahyu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000208:ethnology*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors