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Table 3 Information about patients referred to secondary care

From: Type 2 diabetes and COPD: treatment in the right healthcare setting? An observational study

  Diabetes Mellitus type 2
Secondary care
COPD
Secondary care
Letter with information from secondary care in the study period
Total patients, n (%) 110 (100) 121 (100)
Yes, n (%) 94 (85.5) 102 (84.3)
Reason for referral to secondary care known
Total patients, n (%) 110 (100) 121 (100)
Yes, n (%) 81 (73.6) 72 (59.5)
Reason for referral according to RTA when the reason for the referral is known
Total patients, n (%) 81 (100) 72 (100)
Yes, n (%) 64 (79.0) Not possible for COPD
Does the profile of the patient fit in secondary care using data from 2017 until 2019
Total patients, n (%) 110 (100) 121 (100)
Yes, n (%) 80 (72.7) 38 (31.4)