Table 3.

Initial and Final Mean HgA1c, LDL, Systolic, and Diastolic Blood Pressure Values at Greater than or Less than 50% Continuity

	Resident				Faculty preceptor
	UPC <0.5*		UPC > 0.5†		UPC <0.5*		UPC >0.5†
Outcome	Initial	Final	Initial	Final	Initial	Final	Initial	Final
HgA1C	8.5	8.5	8.2	7.7‡	8.4	8.3	8.4	7.9
LDL§	117.3	86.9	121.9	99.9	113.2	96.3	119.8	89.8
Systolic BP	140.9	135.1	134.8	136.0	140.4	139.0	135.7	132.6
Diastolic BP	79.5	76.7	77.6	76.9	80.0	78.1	77.3	75.3

BP blood pressure

*UPC <0.5 describes continuity of less than 50%

†UPC >0.5 describes continuity of greater than 50%

‡p = 0.02 (HgA1c final less than initial for resident UPC >0.5)

§p < 0.001 (overall LDL final less than initial)