An intervention program to reduce the number of hospitalizations of elderly patients in a primary care clinic

Table 3 Comparison of medical quality indices between 2004–2005 (%).

	2004	2005	Difference
Diabetics – eye examination	72.7	77.5	4.8
Diabetics – HbA₁C measured	90.2	89.8	--0.4
Diabetics – HbA₁C ≤ 7	41.8	54.2	12.4
Diabetics – HbA₁C moderately elevated	44.2	37.5	--6.7
Diabetics – HbA₁C ≥ 9	13.9	8.3	--5.6
Diabetics – LDL measured	87.4	87.2	--0.2
Diabetics – LDL ≤ 100	55.6	50.3	--5.3
Diabetics – LDL moderately elevated	27.5	31.9	4.4
Diabetics – LDL > 130	16.9	17.8	0.9
Microalbumin measured	75.4	81.3	5.9
Microalbumin treated regularly	76.5	72.0	--4.5
Medication for dyslipidemia	44.4	39.4	--5.0

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