Variables | Total (n = 772) | T2DM visited FDC clinics (n = 434) | T2DM visited non-FDC clinics (n = 338) | p-value | |||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
Age a | 60.57 | (10.04) | 60.41 | (9.79) | 60.77 | (10.37) | 0.609e |
Sex | |||||||
 Male | 245 | (31.7) | 141 | (32.5) | 104 | (30.8) | 0.666c |
 Female | 527 | (68.3) | 293 | (67.5) | 234 | (69.2) |  |
Ethnic | |||||||
 Malay | 738 | (95.6) | 405 | (93.3) | 333 | (98.5) | < 0.001c |
 Non-Malay | 34 | (4.4) | 29 | (6.7) | 5 | (1.5) |  |
Marital status | |||||||
 Married | 562 | (72.8) | 316 | (72.8) | 246 | (72.8) | 0.993c |
 Single/divorce | 210 | (27.2) | 118 | (27.2) | 92 | (27.2) |  |
Education level | |||||||
 Lower education | 737 | (95.5) | 411 | (94.7) | 326 | (96.4) | 0.246c |
 Higher education | 35 | (4.5) | 23 | (5.3) | 12 | (3.6) |  |
Employment status | |||||||
 Employed | 206 | (26.7) | 122 | (28.1) | 84 | (24.9) | 0.641c |
 Unemployed | 566 | (73.3) | 312 | (71.9) | 254 | (75.1) |  |
Duration of diabetes (years)b | 6.40 | (6.81) | 6.39 | (6.94) | 6.43 | (6.60) | 0.751d |
Number of diabetic complications | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0 | (1) | 0.935d |
Latest HbA1ca | 8.91 | (2.30) | 8.77 | (2.23) | 9.10 | (2.37) | 0.046e |
Average T2DM patients per daya | 24.6 | (11.9) | 32.1 | (9.41) | 17.0 | (9.12) | < 0.002e |
Number of medical officersb | 6 | (7) | 8.5 | (4) | 2 | (3) | 0.001d |
Number of diabetes educatorsb | 1 | (1) | 1.5 | (1) | 1 | (0) | 0.055d |
Overall doctor-patient interaction satisfaction score (SKIP-11)a | 43.16 | (5.93) | 43.62 | (5.95) | 42.58 | (5.86) | 0.015e |
SKIP-11 domain scorea | |||||||
 Distress relief | 15.79 | (2.64) | 15.94 | (2.52) | 15.59 | (2.77) | 0.008e |
 Rapport | 16.27 | (2.54) | 16.37 | (2.43) | 16.15 | (2.66) | 0.188e |
 Interaction outcome | 11.10 | (2.57) | 11.23 | (2.69) | 10.94 | (2.42) | 0.117e |