Table 2.

Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Services Among Patients With and Without Diabetes Mellitus, National Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys (NAMCS) 1995–1996

		Patients with Diabetes
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Service	Patients Without Diabetes	WIthout Reported Hypoglycemic Medications	Treated with Oral Hypoglycemic Medications	Treated with Insulin
Of all visits, percentage receiving
Exercise counseling	12.8	16.2*	30.2†	19.9‡
Cholesterol advice	4.7	5.8	12.8†	4.8
Cholesterol test	7.4	8.6	9.6	7.4
Weight reduction advice	7.1	12.5†	24.0†	13.0‡
Blood pressure measurement	72.3	77.4*	86.8†	85.1†
Aspirin	2.3	2.7	6.6†	7.2†
Of visits by patients with hypertension, percentage receiving
Blood pressure measurement	83.7	83.8	90.9*	84.4
Blood pressure medications	51.6	36.5†	69.6†	64.1*
Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors	18.2	13.1	34.4†	23.1
β-Blockers	12.6	9.0	8.8	11.1
Thiazide diuretics	14.3	8.6*	14.3	8.8
Of visits by patients with hyperlipidemia, percentage receiving
Cholesterol advice	36.5	28.2	45.9	17.1
Lipid-lowering medications	51.3	63.8	63.6	82.5*
Of visits by patients who are smokers, percentage receiving smoking counseling	26.9	25.8	21.6	19.8
Of visits by patients with obesity, percentage receiving
Weight reduction counseling	38.3	43.2	57.0†	41.2
Exercise counseling	33.4	34.5	49.8‡	39.0
Obesity medications	5.9	0.3*	0.5*	0.8

^*01 < P < .05, compared with patients without diabetes.

^†P < .001.

^‡001 < P < .01.