• 1. Department of Endocrinology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 6100471, P. R. China;
  • 2. Department of Endocrinology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, P. R. China;
  • 3. Health Education Department, Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210028, P. R. China;
  • 4. Department of Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing 100029, P. R. China;
  • 5. Nursing Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing Tsinghua Changgeng Hospital, Beijing 100084, P. R. China;
  • 6. Department of Endocrinology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, P. R. China;
  • 7. Department of Endocrinology, Zhongda Hospital, Affilated to Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P. R. China;
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Objective To investigate the knowledge of hypoglycemia in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, analyze its influential factors, and explore the measure of hypoglycemia education. Methods A questionnaire survey was conducted with a sample of 5 961 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from 144 hospitals in China between April and July 2010. The investigation contents included patients' demographic data and the knowledge of hypoglycemia. Results The score of the knowledge of hypoglycemia was 62.71±10.34 and the status was medium. Multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that degree of education, duration of diabetes mellitus, periodic inspection, education about diabetic complications, times of hypoglycemia were influencing factors for the knowledge of hypoglycemia (P<0.05). Conclusion The status of the knowledge of hypoglycemia is not optimistic. Educators should pay attention to the characteristics of patients and provide a safe regiment for controlling blood sugar with a comprehensive introduction of hypoglycemia.

Citation: LiRao, YuanLi, GuoXiaohui, LouQingqing, ZhaoFang, ShenLi, ZhangMingxia, SunZilin. Current Status of the Knowledge of Hypoglycemia and Analysis of Its Influencing Factors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in China. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(1): 13-16. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20160004 Copy

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