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Table 2 Diabetes – short versus long term care

From: Inclusion of short-term care patients affects the perceived performance of specialists: a retrospective cohort study

Characteristics

Endocrinology

Primary care

≤90 days of care

>90 days of care

p-value

Combined overall

≤90 days of care

>90 days of care

p-value

Combined overall

N, (%)

417 (15.4%)

2284 (84.6%)

 

2701

62 (1.9%)

3152 (98.1%)

 

3214

Male, %

58.8

55.7

0.240

56.2

56.5

54.3

0.734

54.3

Age, Mean (SD)

54.77 (13.26)

57.22 (12.74)

<0.001

56.8 (12.8)

51.7 (12.50)

58.03 (11.07)

<0.001

57.9 (11.1)

Within 120 miles, %

32.6

67.5

<0.001

62.1

91.9

98.4

<0.001

98.3

MN Resident, %

29.5

63.8

<0.001

58.5

91.9

98.2

<0.001

98.1

SE MN Resident, %

15.1

45.1

<0.001

40.5

91.9

96.6

0.049

96.5

Missing Data, %

22.1

12.2

<0.001

13.7

14.5

7.4

0.035

7.5

Optimal Diabetes Care, %

7.2

19.7

<0.001

17.8

9.7

18.8

0.068

18.6