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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Board Fam Med. 2011 Jul-Aug;24(4):351–359. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.04.100254

Table 3.

Preventive services receipt for those with continuity of care comparing those with (N=967) and without (N=4540) first-contact accessibility, OR (95% CI)*

Unadjusted
Adjusted
n/N (%) OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Cholesterol test
 With first-contact accessibility 657/714 (92) 1.29 (0.96, 1.73) 1.36 (1.01, 1.82)
 Without first-contact accessibility 3053/3395 (90) 1.00 1.00
Flu shot
 With first-contact accessibility 646/948 (68) 1.35 (1.16, 1.57) 1.36 (1.16, 1.59)
 Without first-contact accessibility 2731/4451 (61) 1.00 1.00
Prostate exam
 With first-contact accessibility 327/391 (84) 1.58 (1.19, 2.11) 1.62 (1.2, 2.18)
 Without first-contact accessibility 1519/1990 (76) 1.00 1.00
Mammogram
 With first-contact accessibility 464/542 (86) 1.24 (0.96, 1.62) 1.23 (0.94, 1.61)
 Without first-contact accessibility 1943/2349 (83) 1.00 1.00
*

Adjusted for age, household income, education, marital status, gender, insurance type, chronic conditions count, and self-rated health.

Bold type indicates significance at p < 0.05.

Sample consists of patients who have reported a continuity relationship with a Family Medicine or Internal Medicine Physician of at least 2 years.