Table 2.

Summary of quality of care markers

	Percentages or mean (SD) (n=61)	Rural (n=34)	Urban (n=27)
Appointment adherence	72%	59%	89%*
Patient–provider communication (SD)	13.6 (2.7)	13.0 (3.0)	14.4 (2.2)*
Diabetes education during clinic visit	65%	61%	70%
Congruency with 2014 ADA standards of care
Blood glucose monitoring	100%	100%	100%
Blood pressure	87%	65%	93%
Foot care	74%	65%	89%*
Eye examination	50%	44%	59%
Kidney function	31%	24%	41%
Blood lipids	52%	50%	56%
Diabetes self-management behaviors (% not missing prescribed insulin/medication dosing, or SMBG)	60%	71%	52%
Diabetes-related hospitalization or DKA incidence in the past year	19%	33%	4%**

*p<0.05 **p<0.01.

ADA, American Diabetes Association; DKA, diabetic ketoacidosis; SMBG, self-monitoring of blood glucose.