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. 2023 Jul 11;11(4):e003466. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2023-003466

Table 4.

Logistic GEE regression comparing odds of meeting annual diabetes care guidelines in pre versus during pandemic period among KPGA adult members with prevalent diabetes, 2018–2021, stratified by age, sex, and race



% meeting annual guidelines
Diabetes care process Prepandemic (2018–2019) During pandemic (2020–2021) Absolute change (during vs pre) OR (95% CI)*
By age
<50 years
 HbA1c 64.2 60.5 −3.7 0.84 (0.78, 0.91)
 Blood pressure 88.6 73.4 −15.2 0.30 (0.27, 0.34)
 Cholesterol 30.8 21.8 −9.0 0.63 (0.57, 0.68)
 Creatinine 57.9 59.4 1.5 1.06 (0.98, 1.15)
 UACR 24.7 21.1 −3.6 0.82 (0.74, 0.89)
 Eye examination 2.6 2.4 −0.2 0.93 (0.73, 1.19)
 Foot examination 0.3 0.2 −0.1 0.56 (0.25, 1.27)
≥50 years
 HbA1c 83.2 79.3 −3.9 0.79 (0.74, 0.83)
 Blood pressure 94.9 84.9 −10.0 0.33 (0.30, 0.36)
 Cholesterol 41.0 32.2 −8.8 0.68 (0.66, 0.71)
 Creatinine 82.6 79.8 −2.8 0.83 (0.79, 0.88)
 UACR 38.3 34.5 −3.8 0.85 (0.81, 0.89)
 Eye exam 17.6 13.5 −4.1 0.73 (0.69, 0.77)
 Foot examination 3.4 2.4 −1.0 0.68 (0.60, 0.77)
By sex
Women
 HbA1c 77.3 73.4 −3.9 0.80 (0.75, 0.85)
 Blood pressure 94.9 84.1 −10.8 0.28 (0.25, 0.30)
 Cholesterol 37.2 28.5 −8.7 0.67 (0.64, 0.71)
 Creatinine 77.0 74.1 −2.9 0.85 (0.80, 0.90)
 UACR 31.6 28.1 −3.5 0.84 (0.80, 0.89)
 Eye examination 14.1 11.1 −3.0 0.74 (0.69, 0.80)
 Foot examination 2.3 1.5 −0.8 0.62 (0.52, 0.75)
Men
 HbA1c 81.0 77.2 −3.8 0.79 (0.74, 0.85)
 Blood pressure 91.7 80.0 −11.7 0.34 (0.32, 0.38)
 Cholesterol 40.6 31.6 −9.0 0.67 (0.64, 0.71)
 Creatinine 77.3 76.6 −0.7 0.96 (0.90, 1.03)
 UACR 39.8 35.8 −4.0 0.84 (0.80, 0.89)
 Eye examination 14.5 10.9 −3.6 0.70 (0.64, 0.76)
 Foot examination 3.3 2.4 −0.9 0.72 (0.61, 0.85)
By race
White
 HbA1c 78.2 75.1 −3.1 0.83 (0.77, 0.90)
 Blood pressure 94.2 83.7 −10.5 0.30 (0.27, 0.34)
 Cholesterol 43.2 33.7 −9.5 0.68 (0.64, 0.71)
 Creatinine 79.2 77.0 −2.2 0.87 (0.80, 0.94)
 UACR 34.1 29.4 −4.7 0.87 (0.83, 0.92)
 Eye examination 16.0 12.5 −3.5 0.73 (0.66, 0.81)
 Foot examination 2.3 2.1 −0.2 0.90 (0.72, 1.11)
Black
 HbA1c 79.3 75.1 −4.2 0.78 (0.73, 0.83)
 Blood pressure 93.5 82.6 −10.9 0.32 (0.30, 0.35)
 Cholesterol 34.4 26.2 −8.2 0.67 (0.62, 0.71)
 Creatinine 76.5 74.8 −1.7 0.90 (0.85, 0.96)
 UACR 36.3 33.2 −3.1 0.80 (0.75, 0.86)
 Eye examination 13.6 10.5 −3.1 0.72 (0.67, 0.78)
 Foot examination 3.3 2.0 −1.3 0.60 (0.52, 0.70)
Other
 HbA1c 79.3 75.2 −4.1 0.78 (0.68, 0.90)
 Blood pressure 90.9 76.0 −14.9 0.31 (0.26, 0.37)
 Cholesterol 48.9 38.7 −10.2 0.66 (0.58, 0.74)
 Creatinine 73.7 72.3 −1.4 0.93 (0.81, 1.06)
 UACR 33.4 28.5 −4.9 0.79 (0.70, 0.90)
 Eye examination 12.5 9.1 −3.4 0.68 (0.56, 0.82)
 Foot examination 1.1 0.5 −0.6 0.45 (0.22, 0.93)

*Compares during versus pre period, adjusted for baseline age.

GEE, generalized estimating equation; KPGA, Kaiser Permanente Georgia; UACR, urine-albumin-creatinine ratio.