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. 2013 Dec 21;16(4):565–575. doi: 10.1007/s10903-013-9966-6

Table 3.

Logistic regressions of quality of care for US adults aged 18 and over with diabetes, MEPS 2010

Odds ratio (95 % CI)
Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a hemoglobin A1C measurement at least once in past year Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a blood cholesterol check in past year Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a retinal eye examination in past year Adults age 18 and over with diabetes who reported having a foot examination in past year
Insurance
 Uninsured 0.205*** (0.105 0.401) 0.259*** (0.165 0.408) 0.383*** (0.249 0.59) 0.577** (0.391 0.851)
 Medicaid 0.494 (0.231 1.059) 0.502** (0.308 0.819) 0.868 (0.548 1.375) 0.946 (0.63 1.421)
 Medicare 0.679 (0.341 1.354) 0.765 (0.474 1.235) 0.882 (0.632 1.232) 0.888 (0.643 1.227)
 Other 1.557 (0.33 7.338) 0.95 (0.259 3.489) 1.019 (0.404 2.569) 0.748 (0.358 1.56)
 Private (reference) 1 1 1 1
Race/ethnicity
 Black 0.538** (0.337 0.857) 0.872 (0.608 1.25) 1.115 (0.845 1.471) 0.933 (0.693 1.256)
 Hispanic 1.236 (0.696 2.195) 1.026 (0.654 1.61) 0.792 (0.578 1.085) 1.099 (0.805 1.501)
 Other 0.417** (0.223 0.779) 0.989 (0.558 1.756) 0.651 (0.409 1.035) 1.5 (0.971 2.317)
 White (reference) 1 1 1 1
SES
 High SES 2.977* (1.016 8.724) 2.567** (1.254 5.254) 1.548 (0.932 2.573) 1.695 (0.993 2.894)
 Above-average SES 1.215 (0.616 2.397) 0.847 (0.538 1.333) 0.754 (0.532 1.07) 0.984 (0.677 1.428)
 Below-average SES 1.462 (0.863 2.476) 0.941 (0.67 1.323) 0.92 (0.679 1.248) 0.911 (0.68 1.221)
 Low SES (reference) 1 1 1 1
Age 0.999 (0.976 1.022) 1.03*** (1.017 1.042) 1.029*** (1.019 1.04) 1.019*** (1.008 1.03)
Sex
 Female 1.312 (0.843 2.042) 1.207 (0.908 1.605) 1.347* (1.067 1.701) 0.834 (0.634 1.097)
 Male (reference) 1 1 1 1
Marital status
 Not married 0.949 (0.573 1.569) 0.723 (0.508 1.03) 0.511*** (0.395 0.66) 0.845 (0.65 1.097)
 Married (reference) 1 1 1 1
Health status
 Fair/poor 1.757* (1.049 2.942) 1.189 (0.848 1.666) 0.839 (0.642 1.095) 1.129 (0.872 1.463)
 Excellent/VG/Good (reference) 1 1 1 1
Any limitation
 Yes 0.958 (0.39 2.354) 1.566 (0.928 2.644) 0.818 (0.567 1.18) 2.146*** (1.512 3.047)
 No (reference) 1 1 1 1
Region
 Northeast 0.955 (0.486 1.875) 1.892* (1.147 3.121) 2.63*** (1.836 3.767) 1.298 (0.838 2.009)
 Midwest 1.473 (0.823 2.637) 1.573* (1.052 2.353) 1.357* (1.014 1.817) 1.325 (0.983 1.784)
 West 0.701 (0.39 1.259) 1.266 (0.837 1.914) 1.368 (0.984 1.904) 0.741* (0.558 0.986)
 South (reference) 1 1 1 1

p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001