Windows of Opportunity to Improve Diabetes Care When Patients With Diabetes Are Hospitalized for Other Conditions
Article Figures & Tables
Figures
- Figure 1—
Sample time frames.
Tables
- Table 1—
Characteristics of patients in chart abstraction sample
Preintervention Postintervention P n 328 336 Age (years)* 66 ± 12 66 ± 11.2 NS Sex* NS Male 55 52 Race* 0.001 Caucasian 45 33 Hispanic 27 25 African-American 14 12 Asian 3 5 Other 4 12 Unknown 7 14 Comorbidities (Charlson Index) NS 1 23 26 2 35 31 3 21 18 4 12 14 5 5 7 6 4 4 -
Data are means ± SD or %, unless otherwise indicated.
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↵* Obtained from administrative data.
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- Table 2—
Characteristics of patients in survey sample
Preclincal path Postclinical path P n 289 157 Age (years)* 63 ± 11 64 ± 12 NS Sex* NS Male 59 55 Race* NS Caucasian 38 39 Hispanic 21 14 African-American 18 16 Asian 3 4 Others 8 9 Unknown 12 18 Duration of diabetes NS > 10 years 45 45 1–10 years 47 46 < 1 year 4 6 New onset 4 3 Diabetes regimens NS OAs 52 51 Insulin-using 32 31 Insulin + OA 6 9 Diet alone 10 9 Educational level NS Elementary 11 13 High school 51 43 Beyond high school 38 44 English primary language NS Yes 71 78 -
Data are means ± SD or %. The preclinical path was from June 1996 to 24 August 1997, and the post-clinical path was from 25 August 1997 to April 1998.
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↵* Obtained from administrative data base. OA, oral agent.
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August 2001, 24(8)
Windows of Opportunity to Improve Diabetes Care When Patients With Diabetes Are Hospitalized for Other Conditions
