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. 2019 Jul 9;34(31):e190. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2019.34.e190

Table 3. Crude and age-standardized proportions for quality indicators in type 2 diabetes care in 2014.

Category Continuity of care Process of care Intermediate outcome
Indicators Medication possession ratio HbA1c test Lipid profile Microalbuminuria test Eye examination BP control LDL control
Standards for this study 80% or more Twice a year Once a year Once a year Biennial 140/80 mmHg 100 mg/dL
Crude proportions
Mean 68.3 65.3 59.3 15.4 2.9 67.6 48.4
Standard deviation 2.2 7.3 6.0 4.2 1.2 5.0 3.8
Coefficient of variation 0.03 0.11 0.10 0.28 0.43 0.07 0.08
Percentile
0 51.1 44.0 44.2 6.8 1.1 45.6 39.3
25 67.2 60.6 54.9 12.2 1.9 64.5 45.4
50 68.5 66.3 60.0 15.3 2.6 67.5 48.4
75 69.6 70.7 63.7 18.0 3.6 70.5 51.0
100 72.1 79.3 72.8 28.1 6.7 81.4 57.0
Urbanicity, mean
Urban 68.8 69.4 61.8 17.4 3.1 68.2 49.1
Suburban 68.5 66.2 59.6 15.4 2.7 68.2 48.5
Rural 67.4 59.5 55.7 12.9 2.7 66.3 47.3
P value < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.08 0.02 < 0.01
CBRMP
Program districts 69.0 68.2 60.6 16.8 2.8 66.9 48.5
Non-program districts 68.2 65.0 59.1 15.3 2.9 67.6 48.4
P value < 0.01 0.04 0.23 0.08 0.76 0.51 0.83
Age-standardized proportions
Mean 61.5 68.7 62.3 16.2 3.3 67.7 45.7
Standard deviation 2.0 6.0 5.4 3.9 1.5 5.5 3.8
Coefficient of variation 0.03 0.09 0.09 0.24 0.44 0.08 0.08
Percentile
0 49.6 48.1 47.5 6.3 0.9 40.1 33.8
25 60.5 65.4 58.6 13.5 2.2 64.0 43.0
50 61.7 69.6 62.9 15.9 3.0 66.8 46.1
75 62.9 72.7 66.0 18.9 4.1 71.8 48.3
100 66.0 80.5 73.9 28.9 9.2 82.8 59.9
Urbanicity, mean
Urban 62.0 71.6 64.3 18.0 3.5 67.4 45.9
Suburban 61.7 69.4 62.4 16.1 3.1 68.1 45.9
Rural 60.8 64.5 59.6 14.2 3.3 67.6 45.3
P value < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 < 0.01 0.33 0.66 0.44
CBRMP
Program districts 62.0 70.6 62.8 17.1 3.1 66.4 45.6
Non-program districts 61.5 68.5 62.2 16.1 3.3 67.8 45.7
P value 0.22 0.10 0.59 0.24 0.42 0.13 0.84

HbA1c = hemoglobin A1c, BP = blood pressure, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, CBRMP = Community Based Registration and Management Program for Hypertension and Diabetes.