|
Reference
|
[26, 39]
|
[27]
|
[31]
|
[32, 33]
|
|
No. of physicians
|
1,912
|
3,188
|
n.a.
|
238
|
|
No. of patients
|
45,125
|
55,518
|
59,035
|
4,020
|
|
Recruitment
|
09/2001
|
09/2003
|
2001-2003
|
2002-2004
|
|
Follow-up
|
none
|
1 and 4 years
|
9 months
|
4 years
|
|
Design
|
Cross-sectional, no follow-up
|
Cross-sectional with a prospective follow-up of a subgroup
|
Prospective cohort study
|
Prospective cohort study
|
|
Monitoring for data verification
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
None
|
|
Proportion T2D
|
16.1%
|
14.1%
|
100%
|
100%
|
|
Patients
|
Any patient in primary care
|
Any patient in primary care
|
Type-1 or type-2 diabetes mellitus
|
Type-2 Diabetes mellitus
|
|
Median age (years)
|
52.4
|
Mean 53.9 ± 17.3
|
64.4 ± 11.7
|
Mean 61.8 ± 8.1
|
|
Female (%)
|
60.0
|
59.2
|
50.9
|
46.8
|
|
BMI (median)
|
n.a.
|
Mean 26.8 ± 5.3
|
Mean 28.7 ± 4.8
|
Mean 30.7 ± 5.2
|
|
Focus
|
Prevalence of hypertension, diabetes and microalbuminuria
|
Co-morbidity burden of patients with diabetes
|
Effect of tailored intervention on target achievement
|
Application of guidelines in clinical practice
|
