| Practice no. | No. of patients with diabetes mellitus | Providers | Patients | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, no. (%) | Age, yr, mean ± SD | Age ≥ 65 yr, no. (%) | ≥ 1 comorbid condition, no. (%) | |||||
| No. of GPs | No. of RNs | No. of patients with diabetes per RN | ||||||
| All | 6673 | - | - | - | 3415 (51.2) | 65.1 ± 14.0 | 3690 (55.3) | 4734 (70.9) |
| 1 | 735 | 18 | 4 | 184 | 352 (47.9) | 62.4 ± 14.1* | 335 (45.6) | 507 (69.0) |
| 2 | 295 | 5 | 1 | 295 | 158 (53.6) | 63.2 ± 14.9† | 144 (48.8) | 212 (71.9) |
| 3 | 315 | 2 | 0 | NA | 155 (49.2) | 67.3 ± 14.5 | 190 (60.3) | 264 (83.8) |
| 4 | 208 | 4 | 3 | 69 | 91 (43.8) | 65.5 ± 13.1 | 129 (62.0) | 196 (94.2) |
| 5 | 809 | 8 | 2 | 405 | 457 (56.5) | 66.2 ± 13.0 | 493 (60.9) | 375 (46.4) |
| 6 | 392 | 2 | 1 | 392 | 233 (59.4) | 66.0 ± 13.2 | 234 (59.7) | 334 (85.2) |
| 7 | 542 | 7 | 4 | 136 | 251 (46.3) | 63.8 ± 14.0† | 277 (51.1) | 417 (76.9) |
| 8 | 832 | 8 | 6 | 139 | 447 (53.7) | 67.0 ± 14.5 | 499 (60.0) | 627 (75.4) |
| 9 | 647 | 2 | 2 | 324 | 282 (43.6) | 62.5 ± 14.0* | 305 (47.1) | 332 (51.3) |
| 10 | 191 | 5 | 2 | 96 | 80 (41.9) | 64.7 ± 14.4 | 94 (49.2) | 141 (73.8) |
| 11 | 304 | 6 | 2 | 152 | 172 (56.6) | 66.4 ± 13.4 | 183 (60.2) | 235 (77.3) |
| 12 | 170 | 2 | 4 | 42 | 86 (50.6) | 68.5 ± 12.8 | 112 (65.9) | 143 (84.1) |
| 13 | 448 | 5 | 0 | NA | 233 (52.0) | 63.7 ± 14.0‡ | 237 (52.9) | 353 (78.8) |
| 14 | 504 | 13 | 6 | 84 | 266 (52.8) | 66.0 ± 13.4 | 292 (57.9) | 432 (85.7) |
| 15 | 281 | 4 | 1 | 281 | 152 (54.1) | 66.2 ± 13.8 | 166 (59.1) | 166 (59.1) |
Note: GP = general practitioner, NA = not applicable, RN = registered nurse.
*p < 0.05 compared with practices 3, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12, 14 and 15.
†p < 0.05 compared with practices 3, 8 and 12.
‡p < 0.05 compared with practices 8 and 12.