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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2010 Apr;48(4):321–326. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0b013e3181ca3ffc

Table 1.

Diagnostic strategies of primary care physicians in a case of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes by country

Strategy p
country		 Countries
Germany UK US Tukey’s Multiple
Comparisons
Number of questions (means) <.001 4.6 4.6 6.6 US > UK = Germany
Questions about (%)

  • Medical history

  • Family history

  • Psychosocial problems

  • Smoking

 .010 45 36 63 US = Ger; Ger = UK; US > UK
.003 47 59 78 US = UK; UK = Ger; US > Ger
.001 45 25 58 US = Ger; Ger = UK; US > UK
.010 27 27 48 US > UK = Ger
Diabetes diagnosis (%) <.001 61 86 48 UK > Ger = US
Testing (%)

  • Fasting glucose

  • Casual glucose a

  • Fasting lipids

  • Casual lipids b

 .029 25 36 14 UK = Ger; Ger = US; UK > US
<.001 56 44 11 US < Ger = UK
<.001 6 19 39 US > UK = Ger
<.001 52 19 6 Ger > US = UK
a

If the physician ordered a fasting glucose, then casual glucose is coded as “no”.

b

If the physician ordered a fasting lipid test, then casual lipids is coded as “no”.