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Table 2 Number and proportion of diabetic patients having various processes of care recorded at least once in last 2 years by health care source (n = 253 unless otherwise stated)

From: Are primary care practitioners in Barbados following diabetes guidelines? - a chart audit with comparison between public and private care sectors

Process of care

Number (%) with process recorded in the chart

Number (%) attending public clinic

n = 126

Number (%) attending private clinic

n = 127

P value by Chi Square

Height

5 (2)

2 (2)

3 (2)

1.00

Weight

202 (80)

116 (92)

86 (68)

.00

BMI

1 (0.4)

1 (1)

0 (0)

.50

Waist circumference

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

-

Blood pressure

247 (98)

122 (97)

125 (98)

.44

Foot examination

104 (41)

63 (50)

41 (32)

.00

Retinal examination

46 (18)

24 (19)

22 (17)

.70

Fasting blood glucose

192 (76)

98 (78)

94 (74)

.51

SBGM* being done

64 (25)

29 (23)

35 (28)

.43

HbA1c†

85 (33)

48 (38)

37 (29)

.15

Urine albumin‡

165 (66)

90 (72)

75 (59)

.03

Serum creatinine

155 (62)

99 (79)

56 (44)

.00

Total cholesterol

181 (72)

98 (78)

83 (65)

.02

Lipid profile

120 (48)

63 (50)

57 (45)

.38

Alcohol use recorded

48 (19)

34 (27)

14 (11)

.00

Tobacco use recorded

42 (17)

32 (26)

10 (8)

.00

Diet advice given

153 (61)

86 (68)

67 (53)

.01

Referred to dietician

57(23)

47 (37)

10 (8)

.00

Exercise advice

124 (49)

65 (52)

59 (47)

.37

  1. *Self blood glucose monitoring
  2. †Glycosylated haemoglobin
  3. ‡Tests done by routine dipstick or laboratory testing.