Table 3.
Predictors of Change in Medication
| If A1c >7% (n=98) | If A1c >8% (n=61) | |||
| Predictor | Odds Ratio | 95% CI | Odds Ratio | 95% CI |
| Number of patient concerns | 0.51 | 0.40–0.65 | 0.52 | 0.33–0.83 |
| Number of clinician topics | 1.02 | 0.93–1.12 | 1.00 | 0.90–1.10 |
| Length of encounter in minutes | 1.08 | 1.00–1.17 | 1.00 | 0.93–1.09 |
| Most recent hemoglobin A1c value | 1.11 | 0.83–1.48 | 1.15 | 0.77–1.74 |
| Number of long-term medications | 1.10 | 0.93–1.31 | 1.03 | 0.86–1.24 |
| Days since last hemoglobin A1c | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00–1.00 |
CI=confidence interval; hemoglobin A1c=glycosylated hemoglobin.