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Table 2 Annual utilization of resources by the 209 analyzed patients

From: The cost of type 2 diabetes in Brazil: evaluation of a diabetes care center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil

 

N*

Mean**

Std. deviation

N*** male (SD)

N*** female (SD)

Consultations

     

DM Consultations

209

2.23

1.469

205 (2.09)

261 (0.74)

 Urology

30

2.17

1.147

45 (0.99)

20(1.40)

 Cardiology

67

3.27

3.899

114 (2.50)

110 (4.86)

 Dialysis

1

52.00

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156

 Endocrinology

9

3.00

2.000

6 (1.41)

21 (1.89)

 Neurology

10

2.20

1.549

9 (1.41)

14 (1.30)

 Ophthalmology

31

2.81

2.135

38 (1.32)

49 (2.62)

 Nutrition

32

1.41

0.665

21 (0.73)

24 (2.62)

 APA

6

3.50

6.124

1

20 (6.00)

 Center – DM consultation

37

3.35

2.850

18 (0.43)

61 (2.09)

 Podology

4

2.50

1.291

2

8 (1.25)

Imaging examinations

     

 FO

4

0.66

0.568

66 (0.33)

82 (0.29)

 Laser therapy

2

0.17

0.660

14 (1.07)

27 (1.16)

 ECG

92

1.03

1.362

55 (1.84)

43 (0.66)

 Echocardiogram

25

0.96

0.351

13 (0.28)

15 (0.32)

 Ultrasound

45

1.04

0.424

19 (0.23)

34 (0.51)

 Doppler ultrasound

10

1.10

0.315

4 (0.00)

7 (0.37)

 Scintillography

6

0.50

0.548

2 (0.00)

2 (0.49)

 Ergometric test

23

0.91

0.288

14 (0.00)

10 (0.37)

Laboratory exams

139

1.86

1.666

130 (2.12)

132 (1.13)

 Creatine kinase

     

 Creatinine

177

2.73

5.741

287 (8.26)

200 (1.75)

 Glycaemia

174

1.93

1.089

164 (1.35)

193 (0.97)

 Postprandial glycaemia

11

0.91

0.302

5 (0.00)

6 (0.35)

 HbA1c

174

1.78

0.879

142 (0.95)

175 (0.82)

 Total and frac. cholesterol

185

1.88

0.962

156 (0.97)

201 (0.99)

 Alanine

139

1.86

1.666

165 (2.48)

145 (0.92)

 Aspartate

177

2.73

5.741

165 (2.48)

144 (0.93)

 Potassium

174

1.93

1.089

259 (8.82)

180 (1.77)

 Sodium

11

0.91

0.302

246 (8.91)

151 (1.84)

 Urea

174

1.78

0.879

246 (8.89)

153 (1.70)

 Complete hemogram

185

1.88

0.962

200 (9.30)

106 (1.79)

 Partial hemogram

22

1.05

0.213

13 (0.00)

13 (0.28)

 Uric acid

34

1.24

0.819

28 (0.97)

16 (0.44)

 TSH

121

1.53

0.886

79 (0.96)

109 (0.82)

 Free T4

51

1.24

0.737

25 (0.98)

39 (0.52)

 Gamaglutiltransf.

46

1.96

2.756

62 (3.35)

29 (1.24)

 Alkaline phosphatase

30

2.20

3.316

44 (4.07)

22 (1.54)

 Total Ca

46

1.76

2.141

46 (2.95)

35 (0.80)

 Ionized Ca

18

3.44

7.838

52 (9.10)

10 (1.97)

 Microalbuminuria

102

1.25

0.535

51 (0.62)

82 (0.47)

 Triglycerides

24

1.04

0.359

10 (0.30)

15 (0.36)

 Phosphorus

29

2.17

5.372

44 (7.95)

19 (0.47)

  1. *Number of patients who utilized the resource.
  2. **Number of times that the resource was used per patient, per year.
  3. ***Total number of exams or procedures or appointments.