Retrospective review of care and outcomes in young adults with type 1 diabetes

Centre Characteristic 1 2 3 4 Total All patients 92 115 119 71 397 Mean (SD) age (years) 22.0 (2.1) 19.9 (2.6) 20.7 (2.4) 18.3 (1.7) 20.3 (2.6) Mean (SD) duration of diabetes (years) 11.6 (5.6) 8.7 (5.4) 11.0 (6.1) 8.9 (4.4) 10.0 (5.6) Clinic non-attendance * - 24.4 18.2 31.2 - Mean (SD) HbA1c (%) 9.4 (1.6) 9.1 (2.1) 9.5 (2.1) 9.8 (2.1) 9.4 (2.0) No of patients with diabetes for 7 years or more 69 66 86 45 266 Patients with diabetes for 7 years or more - - - - - Mean (SD) duration of diabetes (years) 13.8 (4.7) 12.2 (3.9) 13.6 (4.4) 11.4 (3.3) 13.0 (4.3) Mean (SD) HbA1c (%) 9.3 (1.5) 9.3 (1.9) 9.5 (2.0) 9.7 (2.0) 9.5 (1.9) No (%) of patients tested for hypertension within 18 months of audit 68/69 (99) 52/66 (79) 75/86 (87) 40/45 (89) 235/266 (88) No (%) of patients with hypertension [dagger] 9/68 (13) 10/52 (19) 10/75 (13) 5/40 (13) 34/235 (15) No (%) of patients screened for nephropathy 60/69 (87) 30/66 (45) 29/86 (34) 31/45 (69) 150/266 (56) No (%) of patients with positive result in test for nephropathy â[euro]¡ 17/60 (28%) 4/30 (13) 7/29 (24) 4/31 (13) 32/150 (21) No (%) of patients with background retinopathy at latest screening 18/60 (30) 2/54 (4) 14/86 (16) 12/38 (31) 46/238 (19) No (%) of patients with preproliferative, proliferative, or laser treated retinopathy at latest retinal screening 12/60 (20) 2/54 (4) 3/86 (3) 5/38 (13) 22/238 (9) * Ratio of appointments not attended to the total number of appointments offered over the previous 5 years, or since diagnosis if less than 5 years, expressed as a percentage. [dagger] Systolic blood pressure at least 140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure at least 85 mm Hg.