Table 2.
Recording of process measures in practices compared to England, and Scotland.
| Three select primary care initiatives in Ireland | National Diabetes Audit England 2008/09 | Scotland 2009 Type 2 DM % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % (n) | 95% CI | % | % | |
| HbA1c | 90.2*(2714) | 89.0-91.2 | 91.7 | 89.9 |
| Blood Pressure | 93.5 (2814) | 92.5-94.3 | 94.1 | 95 |
| Total Cholesterol | 92.2 (2776) | 91.2-93.2 | 90.3 | 87.7 |
| LDL Cholesterol | 86.5 (2604) | 85.2-87.7 | - | - |
| HDL Cholesterol | 84.9 (2554) | 83.5-86.1 | - | - |
| Smoking Status (n = 1995) | 63.3 (1263) | 61.5-65.4 | 86.8 | 99.3 |
| BMI | 70.4 (2119) | 68.7-72.0 | 89.2 | 90.0 |
| Retinopathy Screening (n = 2629) | 71.2 (1872) | 69.4-72.9 | 77.3 | 80.0 |
| Foot Assessment (n = 2292) | 64.6 (1481) | 62.6-66.6 | 82.9 | 78.8 |
*4 patients with HbA1c = 0.1 were removed from analysis
†Data from the National Diabetes Audit dashboard represent Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes combined.