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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 4.

Therapy decisions in a case of diagnosed type 2 diabetes with emerging neuropathy by country

p
country		 Countries
Germany UK US Tukey’s Multiple
Comparisons
Prescription of antidiabetic agents (%) <.001 0 0 28 US > Germany = UK
Number of pieces of advice (means) .003 2.3 2.8 3.4 US = UK;
UK = Germany;
US > Germany
Advice about (%)

  • Foot self examinations

  • Exercise

  • Increase compliance with medications

  • Nutrition/diet

  • Smoking

 .024 11 16 28 US = UK;
UK = Germany;
US > Germany
.013 52 53 73 US > UK = Germany
.017 23 33 45 US = UK;
UK = Germany;
US > Germany
.068 48 50 67 US = UK = Germany
.001 9 36 23 UK = US;
US = Germany;
UK> Germany
Referral (%)

  • Podiatrist/chiropodist

  • Ophthalmologist

 <.001 2 27 27 US = UK > Germany
.005 20 8 31 US = Germany;
Germany = UK;
US > UK
Time to next appointment (days) .005 20.1 34.2 38.0 US = UK > Germany