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Table 4 Predictors of Diabetes Preventive Care Practices/Blacks, Whites, and Hispanics 1998–2001

From: Racial/Ethnic and social class differences in preventive care practices among persons with diabetes

Characteristic

No Yearly Doctor Visit in Past Year

No Eye Examination

No Foot Examination in Past Year

Smoking

No Attempted Smoking Cessatione

 

OR

OR

OR

OR

OR

 

95% CI

95% CI

95% CI

95% CI

95% CI

Race (crude model)

     

Black

0.5* (0.4–0.6)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.7* (0.6–0.8)

1.2* (1.1–1.4)

0.6* (0.4–0.7)

White

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

Hispanic

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

1.2* (1.1–1.3)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.1 (0.9–1.2)

0.6* (0.5–0.8)

Race (adjusted model)

     

Black

0.6* (0.5–.7)

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.7* (0.6–.7)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.6* (0.5–0.7)

White

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

Hispanic

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

0.7* (0.6–0.8)

0.7* (0.5–0.9)

Health Plan Status

     

No Health Insurance Coverage

2.1* (1.8–2.4)

2.0* (1.8–2.2)

1.5* (1.3–1.7)

1.3* (1.2–1.5)

1.5* (1.2–1.8)

Social Class

     

SCL I

1.0d (1.0–1.0)

1.0d (1.0–1.0)

1.0d (1.0–1.0)

1.0d (1.0–1.0)

1.0d (1.0–1.0)

SCL II

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.4* (1.2–1.5)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.7* (1.5–2.0)

1.2 (0.9–1.6)

SCL III

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

1.7* (1.5–2.1)

1.6* (1.3–1.9)

2.8* (2.3–3.5)

1.3 (0.8–1.9)

SCL IV

0.8 (0.7–1.0)

1.2* (1.1–1.4)

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.8* (1.5–2.1)

0.9 (0.7–1.2)

SCL V

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.3* (1.1–1.6)

1.2 (0.9–1.4)

2.4* (1.9–3.0)

0.8 (0.5–1.2)

Unable to Work

0.7* (0.6–.9)

1.4* (1.3–1.6)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

2.8* (2.4–3.3)

0.7 (0.5–1.0)

Gender†

     

Women

0.9 (0.8–1.0)

0.9 (0.9–1.0)

1.2* (1.1–1.3)

0.9* (0.8–0.9)

1.0 (0.9–1.2)

Age

     

35–44

1.4* (1.2–1.7)

2.1* (1.8–2.4)

1.2 (1.0–1.3)

7.3* (5.9–8.9)

1.0b (1.0–1.0)

45–54

1.1 (0.9–1.3)

1.6* (1.4–1.8)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

5.4* (4.5–6.6)

1.1 (0.9–1.4)

55–64

0.9 (0.8–1.1)

1.2* (1.1–1.4)

1.0 (0.9–1.1)

4.0* (3.3–4.8)

1.3 (1.0–1.6)

65–74

1.0c (1.0–1.0)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.0c (1.0–1.0)

2.4* (2.0–2.8)

1.5* (1.1–2.0)

75–84

1.1 (1.0–1.3)

1.0a (1.0–1.0)

1.2* (1.1–1.3)

1.0a (1.0–1.0)

1.6 (1.0–2.4)

85+

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

1.4* (1.1–1.7)

1.3* (1.1–1.6)

0.3* (0.2–0.6)

1.1 (0.2–5.0)

Insulin Use

3.4* (3.0–3.9)

1.6* (1.5–1.7)

1.9* (1.7–2.0)

1.1 (1.0–1.2)

1.2 (1.0–1.4)

Duration of Diabetes

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

1.0 (1.0–1.0)

Total

22543

23391

21119

23343

3152

  1. Probability of not receiving care practice is modeled
  2. * 95% CI excludes 1.0 Male Referent
  3. a Age referent 75–84 yrs., b Age referent 35–44 yrs., c Age referent 65–74 yrs. d SCL I used as referent e Model only includes smokers