Table 3. Quality of process of care indicators for adult with diagnosed diabetes and any cardiovascular disease risk factors and their level of compliance (2006, 2012).
INDICATORS | ENSANUT 2006 (a) | ENSANUT 2012 (b) | Estimated change 2012–2006 (c) | Relative improvement 2012–2006 | ||||
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QUALITY VARIABLE (Medical care) | Information (questions in questionnaire) | Quality criteria | % response to the quality criteria | (b)-(a) | [c/(100-a)] x100 | |||
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | |||||||
Hypertension | n 1,186 | n 2,090 | ||||||
Control | How many times do you take your own blood pressure or someone takes it for you | “1” time monthly or more | 889 | 73.7 (73.5–74.0) | 1,985 | 93.8 (93.6–94.2) | 20.1* (19.8–20.5) | 76.4% |
Non pharmaceutical treatment | Do you actually take another treatment to control your blood pressure? | Lowering the consumption of salt? | 116 | 11.8 (11.7–11.9) | 183 | 7.7 (7.4–8.1) | -4.1* (-4.4 to -3.7) | - |
Dyslipidemia | n 803 | n 1,423 | ||||||
Non pharmaceutical treatment | During the last 12 months have you received treatment for high blood cholesterol? | Diet for reducing the intake of fat or cholesterol? | 204 | 27.9 (27.5–28.4) | 194 | 14.6 (14.1–15.1) | -13.3* (-14.0 to -12.7) | - |
Pharmaceutical treatment | Did you receive any treatment for high cholesterol? Older than 40 years with a given cardiovascular disease risk factor (tobacco use, arterial hypertension, overweight/obesity) or Has a doctor told you that you have or have had a heart attack, angina pectoris, cardiac insufficiency or another heart disease? | Medication or Pravastatine, etc. (statins) | 625 | 76.9 (76.2–77.8) | 1,142 | 79.5 (79.0–80.2) | 2.6* (1.6–3.6) | 11.3% |
* Changes 2012–2006 statistically significant,
p < 0.001.