Table D.2. National averages for diabetes care measures, available in the NHDR by race/ethnicity and income
| Measure |
National Totala |
Racial/ethnic group averagea |
Income group averageb |
National consensus-based goal (HP2010, Target/
Baseline) |
(All races/
ethnicities) |
White |
Black Non-Hispanic |
Hispanic |
Negative or poor (MEPS) |
Poor or low (MEPS) $25k-$35k (HCUP) |
Middle (MEPS) $35k-$45k (HCUP) |
High (MEPS) > $45k (HCUP) |
| Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
Rate |
SE |
| Percent of adults with diabetes who had a hemoglobin A1c measurement at least once in the past year (MEPS) |
89.8 |
1.3 |
91.1 |
1.4 |
86.0 |
3.7 |
85.7 |
3.2 |
86.8 |
3.4 |
88.8 |
2.8 |
90.1 |
2.1 |
91.4 |
2.2 |
TBD/59 (BRFSS 2000) |
| Percent of patients with diabetes who had a lipid profile in past two years (MEPS) |
94.3 |
0.9 |
94.6 |
1.0 |
94.8 |
1.7 |
91.2 |
2.1 |
86.7 |
2.9 |
94.0 |
1.6 |
94.1 |
1.4 |
94.1 |
1.4 |
n/a |
| Percent of adults with diabetes who had a retinal eye examination in past year (MEPS) |
66.5 |
1.8 |
67.8 |
2.2 |
65.8 |
4.7 |
58.3 |
4.3 |
63.4 |
3.4 |
64.4 |
3.5 |
60.9 |
3.7 |
74.5 |
2.6 |
75/47 (NHIS 2000) |
| Percent of adults with diabetes who had a foot examination in past year (MEPS) |
66.4 |
1.7 |
67.9 |
2.4 |
60.4 |
4.4 |
66.2 |
4.1 |
60.3 |
4.3 |
68.2 |
3.2 |
65.4 |
2.8 |
68.7 |
3.0 |
75/55 (BRFSS 1998) |
| Percent of adults with diabetes who had an influenza immunization in past year (MEPS) |
54.8 |
2.2 |
59.2 |
2.5 |
43.4 |
4.9 |
46.6 |
3.6 |
48.1 |
5.3 |
57.6 |
3.7 |
51.3 |
3.8 |
58.7 |
3.2 |
n/a |
| Hospital admissions for uncontrolled uncomplicated diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
26.9 |
0.2 |
16.7 |
0.2 |
83.6 |
0.9 |
41.6 |
0.7 |
69.9 |
1.2 |
42.7 |
0.5 |
29.6 |
0.3 |
15.8 |
0.2 |
54/72 (HCUP 1996) |
| Hospital admissions for short-term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
48.1 |
0.2 |
38.8 |
0.2 |
129.1 |
1.1 |
40.2 |
0.6 |
96.7 |
1.4 |
68.1 |
0.6 |
53.6 |
0.5 |
33.9 |
0.2 |
n/a |
| Hospital admissions for long term complications of diabetes per 100,000 population (HCUP) |
117.4 |
0.3 |
88.1 |
0.3 |
291.0 |
1.7 |
176.2 |
1.4 |
235.8 |
2.2 |
158.1 |
0.9 |
127.9 |
0.7 |
86.9 |
0.4 |
n/a |
| Hospital admissions for lower extremity amputations in patients with diabetes per 1,000 population (NHDS) |
4.8 |
0.4 |
3.5 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
1.5 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
1.8/4.1 (NHDS 1997) |
a Total and racial/ethnic estimates are from MEPS or HCUP, expect the last measure which is from NHDS.
b Income group values for HCUP (and BRFSS) are based on median income of the patient's ZIP Code
Source: National Healthcare Disparities Report, 2003.
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