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Table 3 Comparison of process-of-care indicators and outcomes 1 year after study end

From: Into the abyss: diabetes process of care indicators and outcomes of defaulters from a Canadian tertiary care multidisciplinary diabetes clinic

Variable

Retained N = 51

Discharged N = 45

Defaulted N = 83

P-value

Mean A1c measurements received (sd)

1.92 (1.31)

1.58 (1.32)

1.37 (1.15)

0.055

Received A1C (%)

46 (90.2)

33 (73.3)

56 (67.5)

0.011

Received lipid profile (%)

46 (90.2)

35 (77.8)

54 (65.1)

0.004

Received eye exam (%)

41 (80.4)

27 (60.0)

44 (53.0)

0.006

Received Creatinine (%)

45 (88.2)

37 (82.2)

62 (74.7)

0.15

Mean visits to primary care (sd)

8 (7)

6.5 (5)

6.4 (6)

0.319

Received annual physical exam (%)

9 (17.6)

7 (15.6)

10 (12)

0.654

Proportion with an emergency room visit (%)

13 (25.5)

10 (22.2)

33 (39.8)

0.071

Proportion admitted to hospital (%)

9 (17.6)

6 (13.3)

18 (21.7)

0.501