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Table 4 Follow-up of abnormal clinical findings at participating health centres

From: Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia

 

NT Top End

NT Central Australia

Far West

NSW**

WA

North QLD

Total

Abnormal findings and follow ups

Mean percentages ± SE

(range between health centres)

  

Total No. of centres | adults

24 | 708

9 | 267

5 | 150

7 | 210

17 | 504

62 | 1839

Total number of adults with recorded BP readings

507

201

83

137

379

1307

Percentage of adults with BP

readings ≥ 140/90 mmHg

9% ± 2%

(0%-28%)

8% ± 2%

(4%-24%)

24% ± 7%

(0%-43%)

9% ± 2%

(0%-16%)

27% ± 6%

(7%-100%)

15% ± 2%*

(0%-100%)

Percentage of adults with an

abnormal BP who had a repeated

BP check and/or subsequent

management plan

9% ± 5%

(0%-100%)

13% ± 11%

(0%-100%)

29% ± 17%

(0%-67%)

21% ± 16%

(0%-100%)

32% ± 6%

(0%-100%)

19% ± 4%*

(0%-100%)

Total number of adults with recorded urine dipstick tests

303

123

19

72

212

729

Percentage of adults having

positive protein in urine tests

16% ± 3%

(0%-50%)

17% ± 6%

(0%-60%)

17% ± 9%

(0%-50%)

17% ± 7%

(0%-50%)

30% ± 6%

(0%-92%)

20% ± 2%*

(0%-92%)

Percentage of adults with an

abnormal urine test who had a

subsequent ACR test and/or

management plan

20% ± 8%

(0%-100%)

38% ± 18%

(0%-100%)

0%

(-)

0%

(-)

37% ± 8%

(0%-100%)

25% ± 5%

(0%-100%)

Total number of adults with recorded blood glucose readings

396

150

53

111

319

1029

Percentage of adults with glucose

readings ≥ 5.5 mmol/L

33% ± 5%

(0%-89%)

35% ± 8%

(10%-67%)

23% ± 12%

(0%-67%)

19% ± 5%

(0%-35%)

53% ± 5%

(10%-94%)

37% ± 3%*

(0%-94%)

Percentage of adults with an

abnormal glucose tests who had a

repeated glucose test and/or

subsequent management plan

22% ± 6%

(0%-88%)

11% ± 8%

(0%-75%)

19% ± 10%

(0%-33%)

14% ± 9%

(0%-50%)

23% ± 6%

(0%-100%)

19% ± 3%

(0%-100%)

  1. * P < 0.05 for comparison between regions.
  2. ** Further analyses showed no statistically significant differences in measures between Indigenous and non-Indigenous adults in Far West NSW.
  3. Percentages are based on standard stratified samples from each health centre with equal numbers of males and females in three age bands and are not weighted for population size.