Table 6.

Statistically significant factors influencing early insulin initiation

Parameter	Estimate	OR	95% LCL for OR 95% UCL for OR	SE	Chi-square	P-value
Influencing early insulin initiation versus late initiation (median split = 5, n = 265)
Age at diagnosis	0.0309	1.031	1.005	1.059	0.0132	5.4509	0.0196
Income: €20,000 to<€50,000	−0.795	0.452	0.239	0.856	0.3259	5.944	0.0148
Currently smoking	0.9308	2.537	1.165	5.524	0.3971	5.496	0.0191
HbA1c >7%	−0.6	0.549	0.28	1.076	0.3436	3.0503	0.0807
Influencing early insulin initiation versus uncontrolled bitherapy or tritherapy (n = 245)
Income: €20,000 to <€50,000	−0.825	0.438	0.195	0.985	0.4133	3.9838	0.0459
Income: ≥€50,000	−1.347	0.26	0.072	0.94	0.6556	4.2236	0.0399
Prescribing physician: GP	−2.292	0.101	0.05	0.204	0.3577	41.059	<0.0001

Abbreviations: OR, odds ratio; LCL, lower confidence limit; UCL, upper confidence limit; SE, standard error; GP, general practitioner.