Research Article

Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Random Sample of Community Family Practices in Ontario, Canada

Table 4

Glycemic control, monitoring, and management.

MeasureValueMedian, SD, Range (where applicable)ICC (95% confidence interval)

Glycemic screening and control
 A1c tested once, % of patients96.000.00 (−0.003311, 0.003311)
 Mean A1c, %7.077.00, 1.1, 5.0–11.00.00 (−0.003311, 0.003311)
 Mean A1c within target of ≤7.0, %76.0−0.018989 (−0.021702, −0.016276)
 Within target of at least 4 A1c readings in 1 year period, % patients75.30.057496 (0.037328, 0.077664)
 FPG tested, % patients85.000.00 (−0.003311, 0.003311)
 Mean FPG, mmol/L7.847.58, 1.94, 3.90–13.100.163798 (0.117942, 0.209654)
 Mean FPG within target of 4.0–7.0, %46.40.00 (−0.003311, 0.003311)
 RPG tested, % patients43.80
 Mean RPG, mmol/L8.407.83, 2.86, 2.30–17.400.0787675 (0.0734361, 0.0840989)

Glycemic management strategies
 Lifestyle only, % patients0
 Lifestyle at all, % patients12.5−0.02244 (−0.026272, −0.018608)
 Medication89.000.019339 (0.010126, 0.028552)
 Oral agents only, % patients42.0
 Of patients on oral agents:
  1 oral agent, % patients50.00.013274 (0.005886, 0.020662)
  2 oral agents, % patients43.0−0.02424 (−0.028659, −0.019821)
  3 oral agents, % patients7.4−0.10593 (−0.139121, −0.072739)
  Insulin only, % patients10.40.048603 (0.030906, 0.066300)
  Insulin + oral agents, % patients1.0−0.09307 (−0.121453, −0.064687)

Counselling
 Dietician, % patients15.50.07923 (0.053232, 0.105228)
 Chart mentions diet counselling, % patients57.70.00 (−0.003311, 0.003311)
 Dietician and/or chart mentions diet counselling, % patients62.00.098409 (0.067513, 0.129305)
 Exercise, % patients57.3 (mentioned)0.066321 (0.043750, 0.088892)