Table 4.
Diabetes performance for patients assigned under each method, and concordantly and discordantly assigned patients
| Discordantly Assigned Patients |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Plurality Provider Algorithm (n=4,859) % (n) |
Diabetes Care Home (n=3,558) % (n) |
Concordantly Assigned Patients (n=3,293) % (n) |
Plurality Provider Algorithm Only (n=1,566) % (n) |
Diabetes Care Home Only (n=265) % (n) |
Differences Between Discordantly Assigned Patients p-value |
| ≥ 2 HbA1c tests anywhere in 2004 | 58.4 (2,838) | 67.2 (2,392) | 67.3 (2,216) | 39.7 (622) | 66.4 (176) | <.001 |
| ≥ 1 LDL test anywhere in 2004 | 65.0 (3,157) | 69.7 (2,480) | 69.3 (2,282) | 55.9 (875) | 74.7 (198) | <.001 |
| Receipt of an eye exam in 2004 | 37.4 (1,817) | 38.4 (1,366) | 38.0 (1,251) | 36.1 (566) | 43.4 (115) | 0.02 |
Abbreviations: HbA1c = Hemoglobin A1c; LDL = Low-density lipoprotein; PGP = Physician group practice