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. 2010 Jun;12(6):427–433. doi: 10.1089/dia.2009.0171

Table 3.

Quality of Care by VA Use Among Veterans with Diabetes

  All Non-VA users VA users P value
Office visits in the last 12 months       0.011*
 2+ visits 79.9 78.1 84.5  
 <2 visits 20.1 21.9 15.5  
Dilated eye exam in the last 12 months       0.005*
 ≥1 exams 74.5 72.2 80.5  
 <1 exam 25.5 27.8 19.5  
Hemoglobin A1c testing in the last 12 months       0.023*
 ≥2 tests 69.9 68.0 75.0  
 <2 tests 30.1 32.0 25.0  
Foot exam in the last 12 months       <0.001*
 ≥1 exams 75.7 72.1 85.2  
 <1 exam 24.3 28.0 14.8  
Daily aspirin use       0.945
 Yes 64.6 64.7 64.5  
 No 35.4 35.3 35.5  
Received flu shot in the last 12 months       <0.001*
 Yes 68.6 65.5 77.2  
 No 31.4 34.5 22.8  
Ever received pneumonia vaccine       <0.001*
 Yes 60.4 56.1 72.0  
 No 39.6 43.9 28.0  

All numbers represent percentages.

*

Statistically significant, P < 0.05.