Table 2.1.

Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action

Table 2.1. Percent of non-institutionalized adults 18 and over with diabetes who reported having important diabetes tests or health services in the past year, age adjusted, by State, 2001

Examination Type	Hemoglobin A1c test at least once^a		Hemoglobin A1c test at least twice^a		Retinal eye examination^a		Foot examination^a		Influenza vaccination adults 18-64 ^a
State	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE	Percent	SE
National Average	79.4	1.1	61.1	1.3	66.7	1.2	64.6	1.2	37.4	1.2
Best In Class Average	95.6	1.3	83.0	2.4	79.6	2.4	81.3	2.5	59.0	4.4
Alabama	82.3	4.5	72.0+	4.7	59.3	5.1	68.1	4.2	36.9	5.4
Alaska	92.6‡	4.0	71.3	6.2	53.7	7.1	65.2	7.7	50.2	9.1
Arizona	79.0	5.3	49.2	6.9	68.5	5.5	65.1	6.6	16.5-	3.3
Arkansas	80.3	6.8	55.7	6.2	62.6	6.2	47.7-	6.1	44.9	7.2
California	73.8	4.5	47.6-	4.9	64.4	4.7	60.6	4.8	34.9	5.0
Colorado	82.5	6.1	61.4	7.8	65.4	6.9	50.1-	7.3	22.4-	5.6
Connecticut	90.6+	1.6	68.7	4.1	77.1‡	4.3	69.7	3.9	38.4	4.3
Delaware	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	35.4	6.3
District of Columbia	82.2	5.8	57.5	7.7	76.2	5.4	73.7	6.3	44.9	8.6
Florida	77.5	4.4	61.1	4.9	73.9	4.3	62.6	4.6	32.8	5.3
Georgia	85.9	3.3	70.5+	4.0	70.4	3.7	63.3	4.3	30.4	4.5
Hawaii	98.5‡	0.7	89.3‡	4.5	75.2	7.2	81.3‡	5.8	64.4‡	9.7
Idaho	87.4+	2.8	59.2	4.8	56.8-	4.7	57.9	4.6	38.5	4.9
Illinois	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	37.3	10.8
Indiana	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	34.0	4.8
Iowa	85.2	4.4	65.8	5.6	76.4‡	4.8	68.3	5.2	55.1‡	6.5
Kansas	85.4	4.2	63.6	4.9	64.8	4.8	61.9	4.8	44.0	5.7
Kentucky	86.2+	2.7	67.6	4.5	71.1	3.6	60.5	4.1	35.7	4.3
Louisiana	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	25.0-	3.9
Maine	85.1	4.6	64.7	6.7	82.3‡	3.5	72.6	5.9	50.9	7.6
Maryland	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	40.7	6.1
Massachusetts	85.4	3.0	69.0	4.2	66.5	4.5	61.5	4.4	44.8	5.5
Michigan	74.5	4.9	55.8	5.2	62.3	4.7	65.2	4.9	26.6-	4.1
Minnesota	97.3‡	1.1	83.4‡	3.2	75.9	5.3	87.2‡	3.3	49.5‡	8.1
Mississippi	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	27.7-	4.2
Missouri	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	35.8	5.3
Montana	75.2	6.7	51.1	7.0	53.8-	6.3	73.0	6.8	57.6‡	7.9
Nebraska	85.6	6.6	75.1‡	7.0	80.4‡	5.6	68.3	7.5	56.6‡	9.7
Nevada	90.8‡	2.9	69.8	7.9	50.2-	7.7	74.8	6.2	23.0-	4.7
New Hampshire	87.2	4.1	66.9	5.4	74.7	4.8	69.7	5.3	41.1	5.7
New Jersey	73.6	5.4	63.0	5.4	66.6	5.2	60.1	5.2	34.5	6.2
New Mexico	79.7	4.0	56.5	5.8	69.8	5.3	79.1‡	4.1	36.1	6.5
New York	85.7	3.6	74.2‡	4.5	67.9	5.1	67.9	5.0	33.7	5.1
North Carolina	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	47.6	6.0
North Dakota	92.6‡	3.8	77.0‡	6.4	67.3	7.4	71.5	6.9	56.1‡	8.7
Ohio	74.8	5.5	56.8	5.6	72.3	4.3	57.2	5.4	34.7	5.9
Oklahoma	84.9	3.7	61.2	5.0	64.0	4.8	70.3	4.5	49.8‡	5.4
Oregon	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	DNC	41.7	7.7
Pennsylvania	88.6‡	3.8	67.7	6.1	72.3	5.4	76.6‡	4.8	43.0	6.6
Rhode Island	84.5	4.8	73.8‡	5.3	71.6	5.2	76.8‡	4.8	56.8‡	6.4
South Carolina	76.1	5.5	62.1	5.4	59.2	5.1	69.7	4.9	47.0	5.9
South Dakota	89.6‡	3.2	73.8‡	4.2	74.5	4.3	70.1	4.6	52.8‡	5.7
Tennessee	73.0	4.8	52.1	5.6	66.7	5.1	64.3	5.0	46.9	6.4
Texas	73.0	3.9	58.2	4.0	58.1	3.9	61.6	3.9	42.0	4.5
Utah	86.1	6.5	73.1	6.9	63.5	7.4	75.2	6.8	40.0	8.0
Vermont	92.1‡	3.0	79.3‡	4.9	65.3	6.6	74.9	5.6	50.3	7.8
Virginia	75.8	5.5	60.1	5.7	63.7	5.8	68.0	5.4	38.4	6.3
Washington	88.5‡	3.4	65.8	5.0	69.7	5.0	69.0	4.8	49.6‡	6.0
West Virginia	77.6	5.7	57.0	6.4	54.0-	5.7	63.6	5.4	29.2	5.7
Wisconsin	88.7‡	4.6	70.6	5.7	82.5‡	3.1	78.2‡	5.3	47.8	7.1
Wyoming	64.0-	6.7	49.6	6.7	59.0	6.8	49.9-	6.3	40.3	7.2

^a Measure is age adjusted
DNC - Data system does not collect data for this population.

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

+ Indicates that the State percent is significantly above the national average (P<0.05).
- Indicates that the State percent is significantly below the national average (P<0.05).
‡ Indicates that the State percent is not significantly different from the best in class average (P<0.05).

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Current as of August 2008

Internet Citation: Table 2.1.: Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action. August 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/quality-patient-safety/quality-resources/tools/diabguide/diabqguidetab2.1.html