{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10"],"submitter":["Tsai KY"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the quality of care and prescription patterns of patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) receiving primary care at local clinics in Taiwan.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective chart review was conducted in 43 primary care clinics in Taiwan. The patients' baseline characteristics, laboratory tests, presence of complications and antidiabetic agents prescribed were analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>7,200 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Percentage of HbA1c, blood pressure (BP), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals reached were 52.5% in HbA1c < 7%, 40.9% in BP < 130/80 mmHg and 79.7% in LDL-C < 2.59 mmol/L. 18.3% achieved all three ABC goals. However, patients with DKD had a lower rate of ABC goal attainment and higher rate of complicatio"],"journal":["PeerJ"],"pagination":["e13636"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9338750"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Quality of care and prescription patterns among patients with diabetic kidney disease-a large-scale cohort study from Taiwanese clinics."],"pmcid":["PMC9338750"],"pubmed_authors":["Chou CW","Tsai KY","Chen ML","Tzeng TF","Lee YJ","Chen S"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Quality of care and prescription patterns among patients with diabetic kidney disease-a large-scale cohort study from Taiwanese clinics.","description":"<h4>Aims</h4>To investigate the quality of care and prescription patterns of patients with diabetic kidney disease (DKD) receiving primary care at local clinics in Taiwan.<h4>Methods</h4>A retrospective chart review was conducted in 43 primary care clinics in Taiwan. The patients' baseline characteristics, laboratory tests, presence of complications and antidiabetic agents prescribed were analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>7,200 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Percentage of HbA1c, blood pressure (BP), and low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) goals reached were 52.5% in HbA1c < 7%, 40.9% in BP < 130/80 mmHg and 79.7% in LDL-C < 2.59 mmol/L. 18.3% achieved all three ABC goals. However, patients with DKD had a lower rate of ABC goal attainment and higher rate of complicatio","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2025-04-27T03:22:03.353Z","creation":"2025-04-06T18:46:24.436Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9338750","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35915752"],"doi":["10.7717/peerj.13636"]}}