Research Article

Quality of Care of Patients with Diabetes in Primary Health Services in Southeast Brazil

Table 2

Clinical and laboratory data of patients with diabetes in the evaluated primary health care units.

ParametersAvailability of information, (%)Compliance with the recommended interval, (%)Mean ± SDFrequency of adequate control, (%)

SPB (mmHg)596 (100%)367 (61.6%)134 ± 20.3347 (58.2%)
DBP (mmHg)596 (100%)367 (61.6%)82 ± 11.0432 (72.5%)
FPG (mg/dL)537 (90.1%)138 (23.1%)154 ± 69.0274 (46.0%)
HbA1c (%)305 (51.2%)86 (14.4%)8 ± 2.3111 (18.6%)

SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin. Recommended intervals: blood pressure ≤ 6 months; HbA1c ≤ 6 months; FPG ≤ 6 months.