THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, Percentage of Community-Dwelling Adults Ages 18 and Older with Diabetes Who Received Three Diabetes Care Services in the Past Year, 2000 and 2002 Data: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2006). Rates were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population.
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, Percentage of Community-Dwelling Adults Ages 18–75 With Diabetes Who Achieved Control of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors, 1988–1994 and 1999–2002 Data: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (Saaddine, J.B. et al Ann Intern Med 144:465–74). LDL-C means low density lipoprotein cholesterol.
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND Source: McCarthy and Leatherman, Performance Snapshots, Percentage of Community-Dwelling Adults Ages 18 and Older With Diabetes Who Received Three Diabetes Care Services* in the Past Year, State Rates, 2002–2004 Data: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005). *Retinal exam, foot exam, and two or more hemoglobin A1c tests. Rates were age-adjusted to the 2000 U.S. standard population. NA = data not available.