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

New AHRQ Report on Women at Risk for Diabetes Is Available

AHRQ has released a new report titled Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006. Women account for almost half of all cases of diabetes in this country, and projections indicate that that percentage will increase between 2010 and 2050. Yet, many studies do not stratify by sex, so it is difficult to determine the quality of care that women with, or are at risk of developing, 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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Women at High Risk for Diabetes: Access and Quality of Health Care, 2003-2006


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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http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/womendiab2010/womendiab2010.pdf