Table 2.

Achievement of audit targets and medication usage in diabetes by occupational group

		Intermediate outcomes		Prescribing
		Manual	Non-manual	Manual	Non-manual
		BP ≤ 145/85 mmHg	Anti‐hypertensives
%	2003	65.9	60.3	52.8	47.1
AOR		1.32(0.86–2.02)	1	1.27(0.90–1.77)	1
%	2006	67.6	69.7	52.1	47.0
AOR		0.88(0.55–1.42)	1	1.10(0.85–1.42)	1
		Cholesterol ≤ 5 mmpl/L	Lipid-lowering agents
%	2003	52.5	46.6	43.4	37.2
AOR		1.13(0.68–1.87)	1	1.30(0.87–1.91)	1
%	2006	68.7	70.5	66.2	65.3
AOR		0.86(0.48–1.54)	1	0.96(0.70–1.31)	1
		HbA1c ≤ 7.5%	OHAs
%	2003	55.7	71.2	63.5	59.4
AOR		0.47(0.28–0.80)	1	1.18(0.84–1.66)	1
%	2006	59.7	68.3	71.4	61.7
AOR		0.66(0.37–1.15)	1	1.34(0.68–1.23)	1

AOR – adjusted odds ratio; OHAs – oral hypoglycaemic agents