Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006

Women at High Risk for Diabetes
Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006
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Almost half of the people with diabetes in this country are women, and projections indicate that women will account for most cases between 2010 and 2050. Yet, many reports do not stratify by sex, so it is difficult to determine the quality of care that women with, or are at risk of, diabetes receive. This report uses national datasets to provide information about the quality of care among women at high risk for diagnosed diabetes compared with women not at high risk. It presents measures in several areas, such as access to care, general well-being, and evidence-based diabetes-specific preventive care.

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Contents
Acknowledgments
Highlights
Introduction and Methods
Introduction
Methods
Data Sources
Data Notes and Limitations
Contact Information
Diabetes Risk Factors of U.S. Women
Population Size and Growth
Demographic and Socioeconomic Profile
General Health and Well-Being
Self-Rated Health
Diagnosed Hypertension
Diagnosed Overweight
Cholesterol
Smoking
Alcohol Consumption
Access to Care
Health Insurance
Use of Health Care Services
Diabetes-Related Risk Reduction
Provider-Directed Risk Reduction
Blood Pressure Measurement
Lipid Profile
Provider Advice About Weight
Self-Care Behaviors
Physical Activity
Weight Loss
Appendix A: References
Appendix B: Tables

Acknowledgments
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)T
homas Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., Director
Ursula E. Bauer, Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Division of Diabetes Translation, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
Ann Albright, Ph.D., R.D., Director of the Division of Diabetes Translation
Gloria L.A. Beckles, M.D., M.Sc., Medical Epidemiologist
Michelle D. Owens, Ph.D., Behavioral Scientist
Sarah R. Lewis, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Fellow

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Director
William Munier, M.D., Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
Francis Chesley, M.D., Director, Office of Extramural Research, Education, and Priority Populations
Katherine Crosson, M.P.H., Associate Director, Center for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Additional AHRQ Staff
Doreen Bonnett, M.S.W.
Mary Rolston

Other Staff
Paul Gorrell, Ph.D., formerly of Social & Scientific Systems, Inc. (SSS)
Shakeh J. Kaftarian, Ph.D., formerly of AHRQ

AHRQ Publication No. 11-0002
Current as of January 2011


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Internet Citation:

Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006. AHRQ Publication No. 11-0002, January 2011. Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/womendiab2010/

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Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006