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Table 3 Mean number of diabetes-related hospital admissions for patients with diabetes by varying length of delay in development of care plans, by sex and region, NT Aboriginal population, 2008–2013

From: Does delay in planned diabetes care influence outcomes for aboriginal Australians? A study of quality in health care

 

Men

Women

Delay in care plan

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

No delay

0.7 (249)

(0,35)

0.7 (421)

(0,15)

60 days to < 2 years

1.5 (214)

(0,31)

1.3 (386)

(0,25)

2 to < 4 years

1.4 (119)

(0,22)

2.0 (198)

(0,43)

4 + years

4.0 (333)

(0,45)

3.5 (582)

(0,63)

No care plan

2.2 (31)

(0,22)

1.7 (34)

(0,19)

Total

2.2

 

2.0

 
 

Top End Region

Central Australian Region

Delay in care plan

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

No delay

0.6 (385)

(0,13)

0.9 (285)

(0,35)

60 days to < 2 years

1.3 (315)

(0,31)

1.4 (285)

(0,25)

2 to < 4 years

1.4 (175)

(0,19)

2.3 (142)

(0,43)

4 + years

3.5 (450)

(0,63)

3.9 (465)

(0,45)

No care plan

2.2 (36)

(0,19)

1.6 (29)

(0,22)

Total

1.9

 

2.4