Improving organisational systems for diabetes care in Australian Indigenous communities

Table 1 Characteristics of clinical record audit sample at baseline (N = 295)

Characteristic	Number (%), mean ± SD or median (interquartile range)
Median age (range), years	48 (16–87)
Men	116 (39%)
Median duration of diabetes*, years	5.7 (2.6, 8.7)
Current smokers	107 (36%)
Diagnosis of hypertension in medical record	140 (47%)
Diagnosis of hyperlipidaemia in medical record	84 (28%)
Any microvascular complications^†	124 (42%)
Any macrovascular complications^‡	57 (19%)
Medical comorbid conditions^§
0	86 (29%)
1	81 (27%)
2	63 (21%)
3	43 (15%)
4+	22 (8%)
Attended health centre in last 3 months	226 (77%)
Attended health centre in last 12 months	270 (92%)
Reasons for last attendance during prior 12 months
Chronic illness care	164 (61%)
Acute care	88 (33%)
Sexual health or immunisation	18 (6%)

* Exclude 85 patients (29% of the total sample) whose date of diagnosis of diabetes was not documented in medical record.
† Microvascular complications include any retinopathy, nephropathy, neuropathy, renal disease, foot ulcer or amputation noted in the medical record.
‡ Macrovascular complications include any coronary artery disease or stroke noted in the medical record.
§ Medical comorbid conditions include hypertension, hyperlipidaemia, or any micro and macrovascular complications mentioned above.

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