Algorithm identifying people with possible diabetes | ||||||||||
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(A) Both | (B) POMR only | (c) EOMR only | (D) Not classified | Total | ||||||
Therapy group | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
Insulin only | 7940 | 9.0 | 1288 | 13.4 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 2.2 | 9277 | 9.2 |
Insulin & OAD | 11,476 | 13.0 | 1634 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 2.0 | 13,155 | 13.1 |
Insulin & Metformin | 2198 | 2.5 | 397 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.6 | 2609 | 2.6 |
Insulin Px | 21,614 | 24.5 | 3319 | 34.6 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 4.8 | 25,041 | 24.9 |
OAD Px | 70,398 | 79.9 | 8723 | 91.0 | 0 | 0 | 273 | 12.2 | 79,394 | 79.0 |
DM tests only | 5174 | 5.9 | 621 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0.9 | 5815 | 5.8 |
Receiving DM Px | 75,572 | 85.7 | 9344 | 97.5 | 0 | 0 | 293 | 13.1 | 85,209 | 84.8 |
Not receiving DM Px | 12,581 | 14.3 | 243 | 2.5 | 528 | 100 | 1952 | 86.9 | 15,304 | 15.2 |
Total | 88,153 | 100.0 | 9587 | 100.0 | 528 | 100 | 2245 | 100.0 | 100,513 | 100.0 |
DM=diabetes mellitus; Px=prescribed, i.e. computer record of a prescription issue.