Table 4.
Association between quality indicators, composite renal outcome, and mortality for First Nations with diabetes, by CKD status
| Composite Renal Outcome | Mortality | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No CKD | CKD | No CKD | CKD | |
| LDL target | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| LDL not target | 0.95 (0.47 to 1.93) | 1.13 (0.69 to 1.85) | 0.52 (0.35 to 0.79) | 0.69 (0.42 to 1.15) |
| LDL not measured | 1.58 (0.89 to 2.83) | 1.29 (0.84 to 1.97) | 1.20 (0.90 to 1.59) | 1.78 (1.26 to 2.50) |
| A1C target | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| A1C not target | 1.82 (1.02 to 3.25) | 1.13 (0.77 to 1.66) | 1.12 (0.82 to 1.53) | 1.16 (0.83 to 1.62) |
| A1C not measured | 1.10 (0.60 to 2.00) | 0.64 (0.40 to 1.04) | 1.56 (1.16 to 2.09) | 1.31 (0.94 to 1.83) |
Data are presented as adjusted hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals), adjusted for age, sex, hypertension, Charlson score, location of residence, income, specialist care, and other variables in the table. A1C, hemoglobin A1C.