Table 1:Comparison between the control and intervention groups for the guideline-recommended checks.
| Control group | TrueBlue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item recorded | N * | n § | N | n | ||
| Smoking | 114 | 110 | 96% | 142 | 142 | 100% |
| Alcohol | 114 | 42 | 37% | 142 | 107 | 75% |
| Height & weight | 114 | 103 | 90% | 142 | 142 | 100% |
| Blood pressure | 114 | 112 | 0.98 | 142 | 142 | 100% |
| Foot checks | 94 | 34 | 36% | 80 | 80 | 100% |
| Eye checks | 94 | 30 | 32% | 80 | 79 | 99% |
| Renal function | 75 | 64 | 85% | 80 | 80 | 100% |
| Lipids | 114 | 110 | 96% | 142 | 141 | 99% |
| HbA1c | 75 | 67 | 89% | 80 | 80 | 100% |
| Depression† | – | – | – | 142 | 140 | 99% |
| Exercise‡ | – | – | – | 142 | 142 | 100% |
Usual-care depression scores were not available for the control group because patients were screened for depression as part of the recruitment process
Baseline exercise rates were not available for the control group
The total number of patients for whom checks could be performed (N) varies as not all checks were required for patients without diabetes.
n is the number of patients for whom checks were performed