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. 2024 Nov 10;221(11):623–630. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52508
Mean value (SD*): before/after the intervention
Cholesterol (mmol/L) Blood pressure (mmHg)
Study (first author)/intervention (follow‐up period) Weight (kg) BMI (kg/m2) HbA1c (mmol/mmol) Total HDL LDL Systolic Diastolic Triglycerides (mmol/L)
Bailie, 2004 13
Multifaceted health service: baseline 75 128 78
Six months 77 130 80
One year 77 129 78
Two years 74 126 77
Three years 73 128 80
McDermott, 2004 14 (3 years)
Improved diabetes care service 86.8 (18.2)/91.3 (20.0) 77 (24.0)/75 (25.1) 132.6 (17.4)/129.9 (20.2) 79.1 (17.1)/76.9 (11.2)
Harris, 2005 15
5‐day camp (3 months) 77 (21.9)/65 (18.8) 5.29 (1.06)/5.21 (0.89)
5‐day camp (6 months) 77 (21.9)/70 (20.3) 5.29 (1.06)/5.1 (1.08) 3.39 (1.69)/2.66 (1.76)
Shephard, 2006 17
Point‐of‐care testing (12 months) 80 (22.9)/73 (20.8)
Point‐of‐care testing and self‐management care planning (18 months) 83.3 (13.5)/ 83.2 (13.2) 72 (22.9)/58 (16.4) 5.92 (1.5)/4.93 (1.1) 3.24 (1.2)/2.52 (0.7)
Bailie, 2007 18
Improved system for diabetes care: baseline 78 4.9 130
One year 74 4.9 131
Two years 74 4.9 130
Battersby, 2008 19 (12 months)
Flinders Model (self‐management) 72/65§ 139.5/136.7 84.6/83.8
Chung, 2014 23 (6 months)
Diabetes clinic attenders 37.2 66 4.4 1.0 2.3 134 80 2.3
Non‐attenders 36 65 4.7 1.1 2.6 138 81 2.4
Stoneman, 2014 24
All ACCHSs 66 4.5 128 78
DAHS 64 4.5 120 75
McDermott, 2015 25 (18 months)
Health worker‐led management 89.7 (22.6)/91.0 (23.1) 95 (23)/84 (25) 4.5 (1.3)/4.4 (1.4) 0.9 (0.2)/0.9 (0.2) 2.7 (1.1)/2.6 (0.9) 127.9 (16.7)/132.5 (17.7) 77.7 (10.4)/77.8 (9.9)
Control (usual care) 91.4/87.4 92 (20)/89 (24) 4.6 (1.3)/4.7 (1.3) 1.1 (0.6)/0.9 (0.2) 2.6 (1.0)/2.6 (1.1) 134.0 (20.9)/133.6 (19.4) 81.0 (11.1)/81.3 (11.4)
Kapellas, 2017 27 (3 months)
Periodontal scaling 67.5 (23.9)/66.1 (22.4) 4.8 (1.1)/4.5 (1.0) 1.0/1.0
Control 61.5 (18.8)/57.3 (18.6) 4.6 (0.8)/4.4 (0.9) 1.1 (0.2)/0.9 (0.2)
Hays, 2017 28
Ivermectin treatment 30.5 (7.2)/30.7 (7.5) 69.9 (24.2)/66.7 (23.4)
Control 30.8 (6.7)/30.1 (6.4) 68.2 (19.5)/73.1 (25.2)

ACCHS = Aboriginal community‐controlled health service; BMI = body mass index; DAHS = Derby Aboriginal Health Service; HbA1c = glycated haemoglobin; HDL‐C = high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL‐C = low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol.

* If reported.

P < 0.05.

P = 0.02.

§ P < 0.01.