Table 1. Descriptive Statistics of the Analysis Set Population.

From: Regional Differences and Similarities in Diabetes Care in Japan: Insights from the J-DOME Registry

Statistics Item/Category/Region Statistics
By medical institution unit
 Number of institutions (n) 116
 Number of patients registered per institution (n)
  Mean (SD) 25.3 (29.8)
  Median [IQR] 15.5 [7.0-30.0]
  Range (min-max) 1-150
 Specialist institutions/Non-specialist institutions (n) 45/71
 Region (n)
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 11
  North Kanto 13
  South Kanto 32
  Chubu 18
  Kinki 11
  Chugoku and Shikoku 19
  Kyushu and Okinawa 12
By diabetes patient unit
 Number of patients (n) 2,938
 Gender (male/female) 1,772/1,166
 Age (years)
  Mean (SD) 69.2 (11.9)
  Median [IQR] 71.0 [62.0-78.0]
  Range 18-99
 Specialist institutions/Non-specialist institutions (n) 1,567/1,371
 Region (n)
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 119
  North Kanto 483
  South Kanto 1138
  Chubu 231
  Kinki 373
  Chugoku and Shikoku 375
  Kyushu and Okinawa 219
Table 2. Regional Aggregation of Mean Clinical Laboratory Values by Medical Institution Unit.

From: Regional Differences and Similarities in Diabetes Care in Japan: Insights from the J-DOME Registry

Region Mean SD Median IQR I2 p Value
HbA1c [NGSP] (%) 0.01% 0.242
 All regions 6.96 0.46 7.0 6.7-7.2
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 6.53 0.63 6.7 6.1-7.1
  North Kanto 7.10 0.42 7.1 6.8-7.2
  South Kanto 7.03 0.35 7.0 6.8-7.3
  Chubu 6.97 0.41 7.0 6.7-7.1
  Kinki 7.00 0.55 7.1 6.5-7.4
  Chugoku and Shikoku 6.92 0.50 7.0 6.6-7.3
  Kyushu and Okinawa 7.07 0.35 7.1 6.8-7.4
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) 25.89% 0.216
 All regions 129.7 6.1 130 126-134
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 130.4 6.4 131 127-134
  North Kanto 128.1 6.0 129 122-133
  South Kanto 130.7 4.6 130 128-134
  Chubu 129.2 6.8 128 125-133
  Kinki 129.5 6.7 129 125-134
  Chugoku and Shikoku 131.7 5.4 132 128-135
  Kyushu and Okinawa 125.7 7.5 124 120-129
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) 0.00% 0.682
 All regions 73.0 5.7 73 69-77
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 76.8 9.8 74 72-81
  North Kanto 72.5 6.1 72 66-79
  South Kanto 72.1 4.0 73 69-74
  Chubu 73.7 4.9 73 72-77
  Kinki 72.9 6.1 72 68-79
  Chugoku and Shikoku 73.2 5.4 73 69-77
  Kyushu and Okinawa 71.7 5.5 70 67-77
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 13.00% 0.302
 All regions 105.6 12.5 105 97-111
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 98.5 12.7 103 91-107
  North Kanto 104.4 13.9 106 98-115
  South Kanto 106.2 11.5 105 98-114
  Chubu 102.7 9.1 104 94-108
  Kinki 109.1 15.7 108 95-123
  Chugoku and Shikoku 109.7 13.2 109 103-111
  Kyushu and Okinawa 105.4 12.4 101 97-113
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) 0.00% 0.477
 All regions 57.6 6.1 58 54-60
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 58.1 5.6 58 53-62
  North Kanto 54.4 5.8 55 53-58
  South Kanto 57.2 4.6 57 55-59
  Chubu 59.2 5.8 59 55-63
  Kinki 58.7 6.8 59 52-63
  Chugoku and Shikoku 57.6 7.9 58 53-61
  Kyushu and Okinawa 58.0 7.3 57 54-59
log Triglyceride (mg/dL)* 3.11% 0.682
 All regions 2.11 0.10 146 126-168
  Hokkaido and Tohoku 2.10 0.16 126 111-181
  North Kanto 2.12 0.11 148 122-179
  South Kanto 2.10 0.06 146 130-163
  Chubu 2.15 0.12 149 128-198
  Kinki 2.09 0.12 149 122-159
  Chugoku and Shikoku 2.13 0.09 143 131-176
  Kyushu and Okinawa 2.11 0.07 152 122-166
Table 3. Mean Clinical Parameters by Specialist and Non-Specialist Institutions.

From: Regional Differences and Similarities in Diabetes Care in Japan: Insights from the J-DOME Registry

Clinical parameters Mean SD Median IQR p Value
HbA1c [NGSP] (%)
 Non-specialist institutions 6.86 0.46 7.0 6.6-7.1 Ref
 Specialist institutions 7.13 0.41 7.1 6.8-7.3 0.001
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
 Non-specialist institutions 130.8 6.6 131 126-135 Ref
 Specialist institutions 128.9 4.7 129 126-131 0.105
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
 Non-specialist institutions 73.5 6.3 73 69-78 Ref
 Specialist institutions 72.2 4.6 73 69-75 0.191
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
 Non-specialist institutions 105.2 14.0 106 95-112 Ref
 Specialist institutions 106.2 9.8 105 100-111 0.664
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)
 Non-specialist institutions 57.8 6.8 58 54-60 Ref
 Specialist institutions 57.2 5.0 57 55-61 0.631
log Triglyceride (mg/dL)*
 Non-specialist institutions 2.11 0.11 136 121-171 Ref
 Specialist institutions 2.12 0.07 152 131-167 0.510
Ophthalmology follow-up rate (%)
 Non-specialist institutions 53.9 33.8 50.0 32.0-88.1 Ref
 Specialist institutions 78.5 19.5 80.5 63.4-100.0 <0.001
Urinary albumin quantification test rate (%)
 Non-specialist institutions 28.8 35.7 0.0 0.0-57.5 Ref
 Specialist institutions 58.1 36.0 70.0 21.6-88.9 <0.001
Urinary albumin quantification test rate among patients without macroproteinuria (%)
 Non-specialist institutions 33.5 39.0 13.9 0.0-73.6 Ref
 Specialist institutions 62.5 35.5 75.3 33.3-92.7 <0.001
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