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Diabetes series no. 6
The National Diabetes Data Working Group's Diabetes Indicators Review Sub-Committee, under the direction of the National Diabetes Strategies Group (NDSG), has developed a national set of thirty-three diabetes indicators. Of these indicators, eleven have been selected as the highest priority and endorsed by the NDSG. This report describes the process undertaken by the Sub-Committee in developing and prioritising the full set of indicators, and provides operational definitions for the recommended set of eleven indicators. The indicators address the NDSG's priorities for diabetes information including the prevention, detection, care and impact of diabetes in Australia.
Authored by AIHW.
Published 13 August 2007; ISSN 1444-8033; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 713 9; AIHW cat. no. CVD 38; 114pp.; $33.00
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Why was a new set of diabetes indicators developed?
The recommended priority diabetes indicators
How do the recommended indicators complement Australian
Government initiatives for chronic disease and diabetes?
Operational definitions for the recommended 11 indicators
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Prevalence of Type 2 modifiable diabetes risk
factors over time
Prevalence of overweight and obesity
over time
Proportion of people not following guidelines
for physical activity over time
Proportion of people not following Australian
dietary recommendations over time
The proportion of people at risk of Type 2
diabetes who correctly identify that they are at risk and who are
taking steps/actions to reduce their risk
The proportion of people at risk of Type 2
diabetes who are being opportunistically screened, and the proportion
of these undergoing appropriate opportunistic screening (as defined
by current evidence-based guidelines)
The proportion of people at risk of
Type 2 diabetes who are being opportunistically screened
The proportion of people at risk of
Type 2 diabetes who are undergoing appropriate opportunistic
screening (as defined by current evidence-based guidelines)
The number and characteristics of diabetes
and at-risk programs, initiatives and services
Ability for people to access services that
are culturally suitable
The number and characteristics of Type 1, Type
2 and gestational diabetes guidelines identified
The proportion of people with diabetes mellitus
who have had an annual cycle of care
The proportion of people with diabetes who
meet guideline targets for: HbA1c; blood pressure; cholesterol;
and weight/BMI
Proportion of people who meet guideline
targets for HbA1c
Proportion of people who meet guideline
targets for blood pressure
Proportion of people who meet guideline
targets for cholesterol
Proportion of people who meet guideline
targets for weight/body mass index
Diabetes-related death rate over time
Quality of life of people with diabetes (measured
by standardised questionnaire)
Prevalence and incidence of diabetes, its
complications and comorbidities over time
Prevalence of diabetes over time
Incidence of diabetes over time
Prevalence of cardiovascular disease
among people with diabetes over time
Incidence of cardiovascular disease
among people with diabetes over time
Prevalence of visual loss among people
with diabetes over time
Incidence of visual loss among people
with diabetes over time
Prevalence of end-stage kidney disease
among people with diabetes over time
Incidence of end-stage kidney disease
among people with diabetes over time
Prevalence of non-traumatic amputation
among people with diabetes over time
Incidence of non-traumatic amputation
among people with diabetes over time
