Blood pressure result – type 2 diabetes (PI23 and PI24)

Indicators related to blood pressure in the national Key Performance Indicators (nKPI) collection are:

  • Blood pressure result recorded – type 2 diabetes (PI23): the proportion of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure result was recorded within the last 6 months.
  • Blood pressure result – type 2 diabetes (PI24): the proportion of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes whose blood pressure result recorded within the last 6 months was less than or equal to 140/90mmHg. There have been changes to the specification of this indicator over time. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.

PI23 and PI24 are collected for males and females in age groups from 0–4 to 65 and over, and presented here for males and females in age groups:

  • under 35
  • 35–44
  • 45–54
  • 55–64
  • 65 and over.

Why blood pressure result is important

Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the arteries and is written as systolic/diastolic (for example, 120/80 mmHg, stated as '120 over 80'). High blood pressure – also known as hypertension – is a risk factor for chronic conditions, including stroke, coronary heart disease, heart failure and chronic kidney disease. Managing a healthy blood pressure can reduce the risk and slow the progression of chronic conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, nephropathy, and diabetic eye disease.

People with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure. The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) diabetes management guidelines note that the general target blood pressure for people with type 2 diabetes is generally less than or equal to 140/90 mmHg (RACGP 2020).

Blood pressure result recorded – type 2 diabetes (PI23)

At June 2022, 58% (or around 28,600) of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes had their blood pressure result recorded within the last 6 months.

Blood pressure result recorded – type 2 diabetes, by reporting period

Blood pressure result recorded—type 2 diabetes, by reporting period

This Tableau visualisation shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients with type 2 diabetes who had their blood pressure recorded in the last 6 months, for reporting periods from June 2017 to June 2022.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.

Note: See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.

 

This was highest in:

  • Queensland (62%)
  • Major cities (62%)
  • Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHOs) (62%).

Blood pressure result recorded – type 2 diabetes, by reporting period and state/territory or remoteness or organisation type

Blood pressure result recorded—type 2 diabetes, by either state/territory, remoteness or organisation type, reporting period

Two Tableau visualisations are presented here. The first shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients with type 2 diabetes who had their blood pressure recorded in the last 6 months for either:

  • state/territory (NSW/ACT, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT, Australia)
  • remoteness area (Major cities, Inner regional, Outer regional, Remote, Very remote, Australia)
  • organisation type (ACCHO, non-ACCHO, Total).

Reporting periods of either June 2017, December 2017, June 2018, December 2018, June 2019, December 2019, June 2020, December 2020, June 2021, December 2021, or June 2022 can be selected.

The second visualisation shows the selected information from the first visualisation by sex (male, female) and age group (<35, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65+).

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Archived content.

Note: See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.

Blood pressure result – type 2 diabetes (PI24)

At June 2022, 65% (or around 18,700) of First Nations regular clients with type 2 diabetes had a blood pressure result recorded within the last 6 months of less than or equal to 140/90mmHg.

Blood pressure result – type 2 diabetes, by reporting period

Blood pressure result—type 2 diabetes, by reporting period

This Tableau visualisations shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients with type 2 diabetes who had a blood pressure result of less than or equal to 140/90mmHg in the last 6 months, by reporting period. There are two tabs with different time periods:

  • June 2021 to June 2022
  • June 2017 to December 2020.

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Data.

Notes

  1. In June 2021, specifications changed for this indicator and data from that point on cannot be compared with previous periods. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.
  2. See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.

 

This was highest in:

  • Victoria/Tasmania (combined) (70%)
  • Very remote areas (68%)
  • organisations other than Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (non-ACCHOs) (68%).

Blood pressure result less than or equal to 140/90mmHg – type 2 diabetes, by reporting period and state/territory or remoteness or organisation type

Blood pressure result—type 2 diabetes, by either state/territory, remoteness or organisation type, reporting period

Two Tableau visualisations are presented here. The first shows the percentage of Indigenous regular clients with type 2 diabetes who had a blood pressure result of less than or equal to 140/90mmHg in the last 6 months for either:

  • state/territory (NSW/ACT, Vic, Qld, WA, SA, Tas, NT, Australia)
  • remoteness area (Major cities, Inner regional, Outer regional, Remote, Very remote, Australia)
  • organisation type (ACCHO, non-ACCHO, Total).

Reporting periods of either June 2017, December 2017, June 2018, December 2018, June 2019, December 2019, June 2020, December 2020, June 2021, December 2021, or June 2022 can be selected.

The second visualisation shows the selected information from the first visualisation by sex (male, female) and age group (<35, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65+).

Data supporting this visualisation are available in Excel supplementary data tables at Archived content.

Notes

  1. In June 2021, specifications changed for this indicator and data from that point on cannot be compared with previous periods. See Interpreting nKPI data for more information.
  2. See Technical notes for more information, including on interpreting changes over time.

Reference

RACGP (The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners) (2020) Management of type 2 diabetes: a handbook for general practice, RACGP, accessed 3 January 2023.

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