biostudies-literatureUnknown10Tsai KY<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 complicatioPeerJe13636https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9338750biostudies-literatureQuality of care and prescription patterns among patients with diabetic kidney disease-a large-scale cohort study from Taiwanese clinics.PMC9338750Chou CWTsai KYChen MLTzeng TFLee YJChen SfalseQuality of care and prescription patterns among patients with diabetic kidney disease-a large-scale cohort study from Taiwanese clinics.<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 complicatio2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-27T03:22:03.353Z2025-04-06T18:46:24.436ZS-EPMC93387503591575210.7717/peerj.13636