Trends in levels of Hba1c, LDL, systolic and diastolic blood pressure during five years of follow-up.

Abbreviations: LDL = low density lipoprotein. * Analysis using Generalized Estimating Equation, the coefficients (95% confidence interval) indicate mean change in level of each QoC measurements values per year, adjusted for all variables in study: year of diabetes diagnosis, total performance of QoC tests during the first year of diagnosis, age, gender, socio-economic status, visits to dietitians and endocrinologists, purchase of diabetes and statin medications and cardiovascular and renal disease prior to the diagnosis of diabetes.