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Table 3 Quality indicators in type 2 diabetes patient care per type of service with poor glycemic control (HbA1c > 8.5%)

From: Quality indicators in type 2 diabetes patient care: analysis per care-complexity level

 

ESF

UBS

Tertiary health care

P

(N = 31)

(N = 37)

(N = 86)

Nephropathy tests, n (%)

25 (80.6a)

34 (91.9ab)

83 (96.5b)

0.02

Retinopathy tests, n (%)

3 (9.7a)

5 (13.5ab)

29 (33.7b)

0.006

Neuropathy tests, n (%)

3 (9.7a)

5 (13.5a)

54 (62.8b)

< 0.001

Nutritional assessment, n (%)

4 (12.9a)

11 (29.7ab)

32 (37.2b)

0.04

Dyslipidemia tests, n (%)

23 (74.2)

22 (59.5)

46 (53.5)

0.13

Inquiry about tobacco use, n (%)

1 (3.2)

3 (8.1)

9 (10.5)

0.53

All the quality indicators, n (%)

0 (0)

0 (0)

1 (0.5)

> 0.999

> 50% of the quality indicators, n (%)

0 (0a)

3 (8.1ab)

26 (30.2b)

< 0.001

  1. Data were shown as n (%)
  2. ESF Estratégia de Saúde da Família (Family Health Strategy), UBS Unidade Básica de Saúde (Basic Health Care Unit)
  3. a,b,cRepresent statistically different proportions