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Table 1 The coverage and the quality of the diabetes care in the two municipalities

From: A comparative study of two various models of organising diabetes follow-up in public primary health care – the model influences the use of services, their quality and costs

Examination/measurements

Type 1 diabetes

Type 2 diabetes

Examined (%)

Values (Means ± SD)

Examined (%)

Values (Means ± SD)

 

Kouvola

Nurmijarvi

Kouvola

Nurmijarvi

Kouvola

Nurmijarvi

Kouvola

Nurmijarvi

LDL cholesterol (mol/l)

71.4

84.8

2.60 ± 0.56

2.57 ± 0.84

70.0

78.5

2.69 ± 0.79

2.56 ± 0.74

(During the latest 1.5 years)

(p < 0.05)

(n.s.)

(p < 0.01)

(n.s)

BMI

51.2

77.1

24.7 ± 3.5

26.3 ± 5.0

69.5

61.3

30.4 ± 5.4

32.5 ± 6.1

(During the latest year)

(p < 0.01)

p < 0.05

(p < 0.01)

(n.s.)

HbA1c (%)

89.3

94.3

8.16 ± 1.28

8.20 ± 1.28

93.2

90.7

7.09 ± 1.11

7.19 ± 1.11

(During the latest year)

(n.s.)

(n.s.)

(n.s.)

(n.s.)

RR (mmHg)

83.3

90.4

140 ± 19/80 ± 10

140 ± 18/83 ± 10

91.2

87.0

144 ± 18/80 ± 10

146 ± 17/83 ± 10

(During the latest year)

(n.s.)

(n.s.)

(p < 0.05)

(p < 0.05/syst., p < 0.01/diast.)

nU-alb

58.3

74.3

  

35.2

37.1

  

(During the latest 1.5 years)

(p < 0.01)

 

(n.s.)

  

Retinal photographing

73.8

53.3

  

49.2

35.1

  

(According to national recommendations)

(p < 0.05)

 

(p < 0.01)

  

Examination of the feet

44.0

88.0

  

43.5

43.2

  

(During the latest 1.5 years)

(p < 0.01)

 

(n.s.)

  
  1. Only the patients who announced themselves to be in the follow-up of the health centres were included in the evaluation of the proportion of examined patients.