Table 5.
Proportions (%) reaching national treatment goals in five patient groups.
| Treatment targets | All (n = 1653) | Norwegians (n = 1129) | South Asians (n = 322) | MENAb (n = 81) | East Asians (n = 54) | Othersc (n = 67) | Pd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HbA1c (≤7.5%) | 68.6 | 72.6 | 56.1 | 68.9 | 71.2 | 58.7 | <0.001 |
| SBPa (≤140 mmHg) | 69.6 | 63.6 | 86.2 | 80.3 | 71.7 | 82.0 | <0.001 |
| DBPa (≤85 mmHg) | 80.6 | 79.0 | 84.7 | 87.3 | 73.9 | 86.9 | 0.048 |
| S-Cholesterol (≤5.0 mmol/L) | 49.7 | 49.3 | 55.1 | 44.2 | 35.3 | 47.7 | 0.061 |
| All four targets | 25.1 | 25.5 | 24.9 | 26.9 | 26.1 | 17.5 | 0.77 |
a SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure.
b Patients from Middle East/North Africa.
c Patients from other regions.
d p-values. Chi-squared tests were applied to identify differences between ethnic groups achieving the national targets.