RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sex Differences in the Quality of Diabetes Care in the Netherlands (ZODIAC-45) Steven H. Hendriks1*, Kornelis J. J. van Hateren1, Klaas H. Groenier2, Sebastiaan T. Houweling1,3, Angela H. E. M. Maas4, Nanne Kleefstra1,3,5, Henk J. G. Bilo1,5,6 1 Diabetes Centre, Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 2 Department of General Practice, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, 3 Langerhans Medical Research Group, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 4 Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 5 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, 6 Department of Internal Medicine, Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands * [email protected]
Abstract Objective Our aim was to investigate whether trends in quality of diabetes care differ between sexes in the Netherlands from 1998 till 2013. OPEN ACCESS Citation: Hendriks SH, van Hateren KJJ, Groenier KH, Houweling ST, Maas AHEM, Kleefstra N, et al. (2015) Sex Differences in the Quality of Diabetes Care in the Netherlands (ZODIAC-45). PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0145907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145907 Editor: Harald Mischak, University of Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM Received: August 4, 2015 Accepted: December 10, 2015 Published: December 29, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Hendriks et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Data Availability Statement: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files. Funding: The authors have no support or funding to report. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Research Design and Methods In this prospective observational cohort study quality of care was measured using process and outcome measures in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care. Trend and absolute differences between sexes were investigated for patients
Sex Differences in the Quality of Diabetes Care in the Netherlands (ZODIAC-45) Steven H. Hendriks1*, Kornelis J. J. van Hateren1, Klaas H. Groenier2, Sebastiaan T. Houweling1,3, Angela H. E. M. Maas4, Nanne Kleefstra1,3,5, Henk J. G. Bilo1,5,6 1 Diabetes Centre, Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 2 Department of General Practice, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, 3 Langerhans Medical Research Group, Zwolle, the Netherlands, 4 Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, 5 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands, 6 Department of Internal Medicine, Isala, Zwolle, the Netherlands * [email protected]
Abstract Objective Our aim was to investigate whether trends in quality of diabetes care differ between sexes in the Netherlands from 1998 till 2013. OPEN ACCESS Citation: Hendriks SH, van Hateren KJJ, Groenier KH, Houweling ST, Maas AHEM, Kleefstra N, et al. (2015) Sex Differences in the Quality of Diabetes Care in the Netherlands (ZODIAC-45). PLoS ONE 10 (12): e0145907. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0145907 Editor: Harald Mischak, University of Glasgow, UNITED KINGDOM Received: August 4, 2015 Accepted: December 10, 2015 Published: December 29, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Hendriks et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Data Availability Statement: All relevant data are within the paper and its Supporting Information files. Funding: The authors have no support or funding to report. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Research Design and Methods In this prospective observational cohort study quality of care was measured using process and outcome measures in patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care. Trend and absolute differences between sexes were investigated for patients
