Autor: |
Ross Lawrenson, Chunhuan Lao, Ryan Paul, Rawiri Keenan, Brittany Morison, Lynne Chepulis |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Zdroj: |
Journal of Primary Health Care, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 44-54 (2021) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1172-6156 |
Popis: |
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONDiabetes mellitus is common in primary care, yet little has been reported of its primary care prevalence or the clinical characteristics of patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). AIMTo determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and clinical characteristics of diabetes patients in primary care in the Waikato region. METHODSPrimary care data were extracted from the electronic records of 15 general practices for patients aged >20 years with current diabetes mellitus at 20 June 2017. Diabetes mellitus was defined as having a glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of ≥50mmol/mol (6.7%) or having being dispensed two or more anti-diabetic medications in the previous 12 months. Additional data collected included patients' ethnicity, age, sex and years since diagnosis. RESULTSThe overall prevalence of diabetes mellitus was 5.7% and was higher for Māori (8.6%), Asian (7.0%) and Pacific peoples (9.1%) than Europeans (5.0%; all P |
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