Table 2.
Number and proportion of diabetic patients having various processes of care recorded at least once in last 2 years by health care source (n = 253 unless otherwise stated)
| Process of care | Number (%) with process recorded in the chart | Number (%) attending public clinic n = 126 |
Number (%) attending private clinic n = 127 |
P value by Chi Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 (2) | 2 (2) | 3 (2) | 1.00 |
| Weight | 202 (80) | 116 (92) | 86 (68) | .00 |
| BMI | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | .50 |
| Waist circumference | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - |
| Blood pressure | 247 (98) | 122 (97) | 125 (98) | .44 |
| Foot examination | 104 (41) | 63 (50) | 41 (32) | .00 |
| Retinal examination | 46 (18) | 24 (19) | 22 (17) | .70 |
| Fasting blood glucose | 192 (76) | 98 (78) | 94 (74) | .51 |
| SBGM* being done | 64 (25) | 29 (23) | 35 (28) | .43 |
| HbA1c† | 85 (33) | 48 (38) | 37 (29) | .15 |
| Urine albumin‡ | 165 (66) | 90 (72) | 75 (59) | .03 |
| Serum creatinine | 155 (62) | 99 (79) | 56 (44) | .00 |
| Total cholesterol | 181 (72) | 98 (78) | 83 (65) | .02 |
| Lipid profile | 120 (48) | 63 (50) | 57 (45) | .38 |
| Alcohol use recorded | 48 (19) | 34 (27) | 14 (11) | .00 |
| Tobacco use recorded | 42 (17) | 32 (26) | 10 (8) | .00 |
| Diet advice given | 153 (61) | 86 (68) | 67 (53) | .01 |
| Referred to dietician | 57(23) | 47 (37) | 10 (8) | .00 |
| Exercise advice | 124 (49) | 65 (52) | 59 (47) | .37 |
*Self blood glucose monitoring
†Glycosylated haemoglobin
‡Tests done by routine dipstick or laboratory testing.