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Yvonne Finn1,2,3, Miroslawa Gorecka4, Gerard Flaherty1,3
1School of Medicine, 8799National University of Ireland Galway, Galway, Ireland.
Purpose:
An outcomes' evaluation of a community-based cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention program in persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.
Design:
A prospective, observational study.
Setting:
A community-setting in Ireland.
Participants:
Persons with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, aged 40 years or older, and 2 or more cardiovascular risk factors.
Intervention:
A 16-week community-based, cardiovascular prevention program, with health promotion seminars, group exercise, and individual consultations, delivered by a multidisciplinary team.
Measures:
Medical, lifestyle, and well-being measures.
Analysis:
Changes in categorical and continuous variables were analyzed using the paired exact test and the t test/Wilcoxin matched-pairs test, respectively.
Results:
In total, 218 persons (134 men) participated, mean age was 59.8 (10.2) years. Completion rate was 75.2% (n = 164). The proportion achieving target glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) increased from 53% at baseline to 75% (P < .001) at end of program. Systolic and diastolic blood pressures reduced by 8.8 mm Hg (95% CI: -11.2 to -6.4, P < .001) and 5.2 mm Hg (95% CI: -6.9 to -3.5, P < .001), respectively. Mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol reduced from 2.45 to 2.05 mmol/L (P < .001). Significantly higher proportions met recommended targets in diet (6.9% vs 43.4%, P < .001) and physical activity (9.2% vs 56.6%, P < .001). Psychosocial measures significantly improved at end of program. The majority of improvements were sustained at 1 year.
Conclusion:
Participation in this CVD prevention program was associated with significant improvements in glycemia and CVD risk factors in newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes.
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