Figure 2.2: States above, below, and at the national average for important clinical processes for the noninstitutionalized population with diabetes

Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action

Figure 2.2: States above, below, and at the national average for important clinical processes for the noninstitutionalized population with diabetes For details go to text description below

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The figure shows a series of five maps of the United States. These maps illustrate what States are above, below, and at the national average for different clinical processes for the noninstitutionalized population with diabetes. States are shown by color as having below average, near national average, above average or no data. The five maps are listed as follows:

  1. Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
  2. Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least twice in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001
  3. Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001
  4. Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001
  5. Percent of noninstitutionalized high-risk adults (age 18-64) with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001

Table 2.1 provides the data in tabular form.

Map 1: Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
Below Average, Wyoming.
Near National Average, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia.
Above Average, Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington.
No Data, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon.

Map 2: Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least twice in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
Below Average, California.
Near National Average, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Above Average, Alabama, Georgia, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont.
No Data, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon.

Map 3: Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
Below Average, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, West Virginia.
Near National Average, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wyoming.
Above Average, Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Nebraska, Wisconsin.
No Data, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon.

Map 4: Percent of adults age 18 and over with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
Below Average, Arkansas, Colorado, Wyoming.
Near National Average, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia.
Above Average, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Wisconsin.
No Data, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon.

Map 5: Percent of noninstitutionalized high-risk adults (age 18-64) with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year, by State, age adjusted, 2001.
Below Average, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada.
Near National Average, Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
Above Average, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

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Page last reviewed August 2008
Internet Citation: Figure 2.2: States above, below, and at the national average for important clinical processes for the noninstitutionalized population with diabetes: Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action. August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://archive.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/diabguide/diabqguidefig2.2.html