Description of Dependent Variables in Diabetes Guidelines
| Components and Items | Adherence Measures |
|---|---|
| Assessment | Assessment |
| HbA1c in the past 6 months | Acceptable: at least 3 of the items completed |
| LDL in the past 12 months | |
| Microalbumin in the past 12 months | |
| BP at every visit | |
| Smoking status ever assessed | |
| Treatment | Treatment |
| HbA1c ≤8% or >8% and on a hypoglycemic agent | Acceptable: all items adhered to |
| LDL ≤100 or >100 and on a lipid-lowering agent | |
| BP ≤130/85 or >130/85 and on an antihypertensive | |
| Urine microalbumin >30 and on angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin-receptor blocker | |
| Target | Target |
| HbA1c ≤7% | Acceptable: all values achieved |
| LDL ≤t00 | Partial: any 2 values achieved |
| BP ≤130/85 |