Table 4 Number (percentage) of patients with diabetes having data recorded for each of the 12 indicators in 2006 and 2009, and relative increase (relative risk, RR, with 95% CI) in the proportion of patients with recorded data in 2009 with respect to 2006
From: Data collection of patients with diabetes in family medicine: a study in north-eastern Italy
Performance indicator | 2006 (N = 18,507) | 2009 (N = 20,744) | 2009 vs. 2006 | 2009 vs. 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | crude RR (95% CI) | adjustedc RR (95% CI) | ||
a | Blood pressureb | 1267 (6.8%) | 1470 (7.1%) | 1.04 (0.97, 1.12) | 0.91 (0.85, 0.98) |
b | BMIa | 4665 (25.2%) | 6126 (29.5%) | 1.27 (1.23, 1.32) | 1.17 (1.14, 1.21) |
c | Smoking habitsa | 730 (3.9%) | 1034 (5.0%) | 1.34 (1.21, 1.47) | 1.25 (1.14, 1.37) |
d | Total cholesterola | 5664 (30.6%) | 8726 (42.1%) | 1.37 (1.33, 1.41) | 1.27 (1.23, 1.30) |
e | LDLa | 2427 (13.1%) | 3829 (18.5%) | 1.37 (1.30, 1.44) | 1.21 (1.16, 1.27) |
f | Microalbuminuriaa | 1093 (5.9%) | 3438 (16.6%) | 2.69 (2.41, 3.02) | 2.33 (2.11, 2.57) |
g | Creatininea | 5482 (29.6%) | 8376 (40.4%) | 1.36 (1.31, 1.40) | 1.26 (1.22, 1.29) |
h | Creatinine clearancea | 173 (0.9%) | 623 (3.0%) | 2.90 (2.40, 3.51) | 2.27 (1.90, 2.71) |
i | Glycated haemoglobinb | 200 (1.1%) | 453 (2.2%) | 2.03 (1.70, 2.42) | 1.60 (1.34, 1.90) |
j | Foot examinationa | 32 (0.2%) | 194 (0.9%) | 6.18 (3.70, 10.33) | 4.87 (2.97, 7.99) |
k | Eye examinationa | 2148 (11.6%) | 3593 (17.3%) | 1.53 (1.45, 1.62) | 1.30 (1.24, 1.37) |
l | Urine testa | 4830 (26.1%) | 7461 (36.0%) | 1.36 (1.32, 1.41) | 1.28 (1.24, 1.32) |