Table 3.
Distribution of Diabetes Care Among Adult Patients With Diabetes in Chronic Disease Electronic Management System (CDEMS) Registries, Washington State, 2004
| Diabetes Care Process | Overall | Across Clinics | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| n/N | % (95% CI)a | Median, % | Range, % | |
| At least 1 HbA1c test in past year | 15578/17349 | 89.8 (89.3-90.2) | 90.4 | 61.5-100.0 |
| At least 2 HbA1c tests in past year | 9352/17349 | 53.9 (53.2-54.6) | 49.6 | 28.3-86.1 |
| Foot examination in past year | 9165/17349 | 52.8 (52.1-53.6) | 54.5 | 6.0-84.4 |
| Eye examination in past year | 6143/17349 | 35.4 (34.7-36.1) | 28.4 | 3.0-59.1 |
| Nephropathy screening in past yearb | 7184/15628 | 46.0 (45.2-46.8) | 42.7 | 3.1-83.3 |
| LDL test in past yearc | 12843/17349 | 74.0 (73.4-74.7) | 76.3 | 51.6-98.1 |
| Blood pressure screening in past year | 14787/17349 | 85.2 (84.7-85.8) | 93.3 | 44.2-99.0 |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
a
Calculated using the binomial Wald method.
b
Missing or out-of-range values were excluded, resulting in a different denominator.
c
Includes patients with non-high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol test (calculated by subtracting HDL from total cholesterol) in past year.