Table 2.
Univariate and multivariable analyses examining factors associated with having preventive care visit/examination in the past 12 months in adults with diabetes
| Foot Examination | Eye Examination | Dental Visit‡ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explanatory Variables | OR (95% CI) | Adj OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | Adj OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | Adj OR (95% CI) |
| Health professionals told to have feet checked by a foot doctor once a year | 6.11 (2.60, 14.37)*** | 5.83 (2.35, 14.47)*** | 1.67 (0.83, 3.33)ns | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| Health professionals told to have eyes checked by an eye doctor once a year | 3.31(1.05, 10.43)* | ----- | 5.15 (1.83, 14.50)** | 4.33 (1.33, 14.08)* | 2.12 (0.78, 5.78)ns | ----- |
| Health professionals told to have teeth and gums checked by dentist twice a year | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 2.61 (1.44, 4.72)** | 2.56 (1.37, 4.79)** |
| Age (years) | 1.04 (1.02, 1.06)** | ----- | 1.02 (1.00, 1.05)* | ----- | ----- | ----- |
| Duration of diabetes (years) | 1.06 (1.03, 1.09)*** | 1.04 (1.02, 1.07)** | 1.05 (1.02, 1.09)** | 1.05 (1.02, 1.09)** | ----- | ----- |
| Race (African American) | 0.48 (0.27, 0.86)* | ----- | 0.55 (0.30, 1.10)* | ----- | 1.51 (0.82, 2.77)ns | ----- |
| Gender | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 1.49 (0.84, 2.63)ns | ----- |
| Health insurance (coverage) | 2.18 (1.13, 4.22)* | 3.68 (1.69, 7.99)** | ----- | ----- | 1.70 (0.89, 3.26)ns | ----- |
| Dental insurance (coverage) | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 2.73 (1.59, 4.67)*** | 2.48 (1.42, 4.36)** |
| Income | 0.72 (0.57, 0.89)** | 0.61 (0.47, 0.80)*** | 0.74 (0.59, 0.93)* | ----- | 1.43 (1.13, 1.81)** | ----- |
| Employment (employed) | 0.47 (0.27, 0.79)* | ----- | 0.68 (0.39, 1.20)ns | ----- | 1.49 (0.86, 2.57)ns | ----- |
| Education (beyond high school) | 0.69 (0.42, 1.15)ns | ----- | ----- | ----- | 2.03 (1.18, 3.49)* | ----- |
| Had seen a nurse/diabetes educator for diabetes in the past 12 months | 2.28 (1.37, 3.80)** | ----- | 2.34 (1.34, 4.07)** | 2.47 (1.37, 4.47)** | ----- | ----- |
| Perceived condition of teeth (very good/good) | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 2.73 (1.59, 4.70)*** | 2.52 (1.43, 4.44)** |
| Perceived condition of gum (very good/good) | ----- | ----- | ----- | ----- | 2.10 (1.23, 3.61)* | |
Note.
‡
Analyses were performed on 233 dentate adults with diabetes;
OR=odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Adj OR = adjusted odds ratio
***
p<.001;
**
p<.005;
*
p<.05;
ns
not significant at α=.05