Table 3

Process of care in primary and secondary care.

Odds ratio (95% CI)
ProcessPrimary careSecondary careUnadjustedP-valueFull-model adjustmentaP-valueICC
HbA1c measurement at least 1 per year (%)83.890.50.55 (0.38 to 0.78)0.0010.74 (0.36 to 1.52)0.4160.055
Blood pressure measurement at least 1 per year (%)56.556.40.99 (0.80 to 1.24)0.9501.10 (0.63 to 1.92)0.7400.152
Lipid measurement at least 1 per year (%)79.779.61.001 (0.76 to 1.31)0.9921.52 (0.91 to 1.30)0.1110.086
Microalbuminuria measurement at least 1 per year (%)45.234.71.56 (1.24 to 1.95)<0.0011.39 (0.74 to 2.61)0.3100.186
Prescription of ACE inhibitors or ATII antagonists in the presence of microalbuminuria (%)52.762.31.48 (1.08 to 2.03)0.0141.24 (0.77 to 2.01)0.3680.077
  • a Adjusted for practice-level clustering. HbA1c = haemoglobin A1c. ATII = angiotensin II. ICC = intracluser correlation.