Compliance with local diabetic guidelines at a district hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Figures & data

Table 1: Demographic profiles and disease characteristics

Parameter	Categories	N	%
Sex	Male Female	204 296	40.8 59.2
Race	Black Indian White Coloured	222 215 34 29	44.4 43 6.8 5.8
Treatment	Oral therapy only Insulin therapy	418 82	83.8 16.2
Presence of hypertension	Hypertension present Hypertension not present	275 225	55 45

N: given as a number; %: percentage.

Table 2: Screening tests for complications

Test performed	Compliance with the 2012 SEMDSA Guidelines
	n	%
Height	21	4.2
Weight	21	4.2
BMI	21	4.2
Waist circumference	21	4.2
Blood pressure	500	100
Blood glucose	500	100
Eye examination	68	13.6
Foot examination	39	7.8
HbA1c annually HbA1c biannually	146 66	29.2 13.2
Lipids	202	40.4
sCr and eGFR	191	38.2
Urine dipstick	62	12.4
Urine ACR	52	10.4
ECG	64	13.2
Dietitian	25	5.0

n: given as a number; %: percentage.

Table 3: Relationship between sex and tests performed

Parameter	Males	Females	Chi-squared	p-value
HbA1c	92	120	1.0646	0.5873
Lipogram	89	114	1.1062	0.2929
u-ACR	27	36	0.0476	0.8272
Eye test	33	36	1,.316	0.2513

u-ACR: urine albumin creatinine ratio.

HbA1c: Glycated haemoglobin.

Table 4: Relationship between age and tests performed

Parameter	40–59 years n = 264	60 years and more n = 236	Chi-squared	p-value
HbA1c	115	97	7.21	0.081
Lipogram	112	91	6.8551	0.0767
u-ACR	36	37	2.1887	0.5342
Eye test	35	34	2.1997	0.5546

n: number of patients.

HbA1c: glycated haemoglobin.

u-ACR: urine albumin creatinine ratio.