Research Article

Evaluation of Medical Care for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Primary Care in Mexico: Observational Retrospective Study

Table 3

Comparison between groups for reaching goals through odds ratio.

VariablesOR (95% CI) value
DM+HBP vs. DMDM+HBP vs. HBPDM vs. HBP

Glycemic control
Blood pressure control
Glycemia and blood pressure control
Pharmacologic therapy
Nutritional guidance
Triglyceride goal
Cholesterol goal1.07 (0.95, 1.20) 0.274
LDL goal1.10 (0.55, 2.22) 0.781
HDL goal2.72 (1.41, 5.26) 0.0021.14 (0.53, 2.43) 0.743
Foot exam
Eye exam
Angiology referral
Cardiology referral1.04 (0.89, 1.20) 0.641
Internal medicine referral
Ophthalmology referral1.15 (1.02, 1.29) 0.019

Reference group (). With no comparison between groups because they did not share the evaluation goal. DM: diabetes mellitus; HBP: hypertension; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein.