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Table 1 No of trainees (percentage of group) confident in different aspects of diabetes care

From: Differences in level of confidence in diabetes care between different groups of trainees: the TOPDOC diabetes study

Question/Number confident

NI (172)

Wales (306)

Scotland (312)

England (1359)

p value for difference between countries

Diabetes diagnosis

165(95.9%)

298(97.4%)

298(95.5%)

1276(97.4%)

0.26

IGT diagnosis

135(78.5%)

266(86.9%)

260(83.3%)

1128(86.1%)

0.035

Hypo treatment

171(99.4%)

303(99.0%)

308(98.7%)

1301(99.3%)

0.72

DKA treatment

163(94.8%)

280(91.5%)

299(95.8%)

1235(94.3%)

0.13

HONK treatment

122(70.9%)

233(76.1%)

242(77.6%)

1038(79.2%)

0.08

Use of IV insulin

125(72.7%)

256(83.7%)

272(87.2%)

1109(84.7%)

0.0003

Use of IV fluids

163(94.8%)

291(95.1%)

301(96.5%)

1254(95.7%)

0.78

Peri-operative management

124(72.1%)

249(81.4%)

254(81.4%)

1053(80.4%)

0.055