Table 4.
Number and Proportion of diabetic patients meeting quality targets at last visit by health care source.
| Target | Number with valid data | Number (%) meeting target | Number (%) attending public clinic who met target | Number (%) attending private clinic who met target | P value by Chi Square for difference between public and private |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic BP < 140 | 247 | 119 (48) | 61 (50) | 58 (46) | .57 |
| Diastolic BP < 90 | 247 | 182 (74) | 87 (71) | 95 (76) | .40 |
| Both systolic Bp < 140 and diastolic Bp < 90 | 247 | 106 (43) | 55 (45) | 51 (41) | .50 |
| FBG* < 6.7 (good†) | 192 | 51 (27) | 31 (32) | 20 (21) | .10 |
| FBG1 < 8 (acceptable†) | 192 | 87 (45) | 49 (50) | 38 (40) | .18 |
| HbA1c < 7 (optimal†) | 85 | 24 (28) | 12 (25) | 12 (32) | .45 |
| HbA1c < 10 (sub-optimal‡) | 85 | 69 (81) | 35 (73) | 34 (92) | .03 |
| 4 or more visits in 1 yr | 252 | 216 (86) | 110 (88) | 106 (84) | .30 |
*Fasting blood glucose
†As defined in Managing Diabetes in Primary Care4 ‡As defined in Protocol for the Monitoring, Surveillance and Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Barbados6