A Diabetes Report Card for the United States: Quality of Care in the 1990s

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A Diabetes Report Card for the United States: Quality of Care in the 1990s

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Table 1. Characteristics of Persons with Self-Reported Diabetes in the Third U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1988–1994) and the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System¹⁹⁹⁵

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Table 2. Diabetes Quality Improvement Project Indicators and Related Data Sources

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Table 3. Persons 18 to 75 Years of Age with Diabetes in the Third U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System Who Were Receiving Preventive Care

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Figure. Distribution of quality improvement measures in persons with diabetes. Data are taken from the Third U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), 1988–1994. To convert mmol/L to mg/dL, divide by 0.0259. LDL = low-density lipoprotein.

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Table 4. Predictive Marginal Prevalence of Accountability Measures for Persons in the Third U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factors Surveillance System, according to Demographic and Clinical Variables