Table 3.
Weighted Multivariable Linear Regression Models Results and Adjusted Average Predictive Communication Scores (n = 14,351)
| Variable | Communication* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate† | Confidence Interval | Average Predictive Communication Score* | |
| Main Analyses | |||
| Individual conditions | |||
| 0 individual conditions | Reference | 12.20 | |
| 1–2 individual conditions | −0.14 | (−0.26,−0.01) | 12.06 |
| 3+ individual conditions | −0.30 | (−0.45,−0.15) | 11.90 |
| Condition-groups | |||
| 0 condition-groups | Reference | 12.19 | |
| 1–2 condition-groups | −0.16 | (−0.29,−0.04) | 12.03 |
| 3+ condition-groups | −0.25 | (−0.41,−0.09) | 11.94 |
| Sensitivity Analyses | |||
| Empirical Cut Points | |||
| 0–2 individual conditions | Reference | 12.10 | |
| 3–7 individual conditions | −0.19 | (−0.31,−0.08) | 11.91 |
| 8+ individual conditions | −0.13 | (−0.58,0.31) | 11.97 |
| Diabetes and Obesity Reclassified | |||
| 0 condition-groups | Reference | 12.19 | |
| 1–2 condition-groups | −0.17 | (−0.29,−0.04) | 12.02 |
| 3+ condition-groups | −0.25 | (−0.42,−0.09) | 11.93 |
*Scale range: 5 (worst) to 15 (best)
†Adjusted for age, gender, income, ethnicity, education, family structure, self-rated global health, geographic location, rural location, insurance status, and number of physician visits in the past year