Diabetes: annual blood pressure (children)
Indicator
Proportion of young people aged 12 to 18 years with diabetes who have had their blood pressure recorded in the previous 12 months.
Indicator type
Network / system level indicator.
The indicator would be appropriate to understand and report on the performance of networks or systems of providers.
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Rationale
This indicator aims to help identify high blood pressure in young people aged 12 to 18 years with diabetes by monitoring blood pressure. Blood pressure lowering in children and young people with diabetes reduces the risk of microvascular and macrovascular disease.
Source guidance
Diabetes (type 1 and type 2) in children and young people: diagnosis and management. NICE guideline NG18 (2015, updated 2023), recommendations 1.2.119 and 1.3.74
Specification
Numerator: The number of patients in the denominator who had their blood pressure recorded in the previous 12 months.
Denominator: The number of children and young people with diabetes aged 12 to 18 years.
Calculation: Numerator divided by the denominator, multiplied by 100.
Exclusions: None.
Data source: National Paediatrics Diabetes Audit.
Minimum population: The indicator would be appropriate to assess performance of networks or systems of providers.
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