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Table 5 Risk factor prevalence and treatment

From: The “cost” of treating to target: cross-sectional analysis of patients with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes in Australian general practice

Risk factor

Prevalence n/N (%)*

Number (%) of patients with risk factor not on treatment

BP out of target range

341/460 (74)

86 (25)

Lipids out of target range

319/424 (75)

128 (40)

Microalbuminuria or albuminuria present

122/428 (29)

35 (27) (ACEi or ARB)

Thrombotic risk present (assumed to be all participants)

473/473 (100)

250 (53) (antiplatelet)

  1. * Risk factor prevalences have differing denominators due to some missing data.