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Table 2 Diabetes quality of care and healthcare utilization in the study population (n = 198)

From: Quality of diabetes care and health insurance coverage: a retrospective study in an outpatient academic public hospital in Switzerland

 

All cases N (%) or mean (SD)

Insured (n = 118) N (%) or mean (SD)

Uninsured (n = 80) (%) or mean (SD)

p-value*

HbA1c tests (n)

2 (2)

2 (3)

2 (2)

0.4809

Annual HbA1c testing

180 (90.9 %)

105 (89 %)

75 (93.8 %)

0.3718

Annual cholesterol testing

170 (85.6 %)

102 (86.4 %)

68 (85 %)

0.9381

Annual kidney function testing

165 (83.3 %)

99 (83.9 %)

66 (82.5 %)

0.9484

Outpatient visits (n)

19.2 (18.1)

20.8 (21.6)

16.9 (10.9)

0.5330

  1. SD standard deviation
  2. *Comparison between insured and uninsured groups