Type 2 diabetes and healthcare resource utilisation in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Table 4 Use of main resource categories among study participants (N = 628)

Main resources		N	%
Admissions	Yes	121	19.3
Admissions	No	507	80.7
Procedures	Yes	77	12.3
Procedures	No	551	87.7
Outpatient visits	Yes	554	88.2
Outpatient visits	No	74	11.8
Laboratory tests	Yes	554	88.2
Laboratory tests	No	74	11.8
Oral antidiabetic medicine	Yes	561	89.3
Oral antidiabetic medicine	No	67	10.7
Other oral medicine to treat comorbidities	Yes	447	71.2
Other oral medicine to treat comorbidities	No	181	18.8
Insulin and other injectables	Yes	148	23.6
Insulin and other injectables	No	480	76.4
Self-monitoring	Yes	187	29.8
Self-monitoring	No	441	70.2

Procedures covers cardiac catheterisation, laser treatment and cataract surgery; Outpatient visits covers primary and secondary care; Other oral medicine covers blood pressure-lowering medicine and lipid-lowering medicine; Self-monitoring covers lancets and strips

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