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. 2013 Oct 21;21(4):692–698. doi: 10.1136/amiajnl-2012-001479

Table 2.

Used indicators for type 2 diabetes mellitus on the basis of the SDM

Process indicators Outcome indicators
No. Description No. Description
6 HbA1c test 10 Systolic blood pressure <140 mm Hg
9 Systolic blood pressure measurement 13 LDL <2.5 mmol/L
15 Creatinine clearance test 16 Creatinine clearance ≥30 and <60 mL/min or mL/min per 1.73 m2
18 Urine albumin test 17 Creatinine clearance <30 mL/min or mL/min per 1.73 m2
19 Smoking status recorded 22 BMI <25 kg/m2
21 BMI recorded 27 No medication, only lifestyle and/or diet
25 Eye assessment 28 Medication: only oral antidiabetic agents
  29 Medication: oral antidiabetic agents and insulin
  30 Medication: only insulin
  34 Smokers
  36 HbA1c <53 mmol/mol
  37 HbA1c >69 mmol/mol

The numbers for the indicators that are used in this paper are the same numbers as those used in this SDM.

BMI, body mass index; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SDM, standard diabetes mellitus.