Table 3.
Results of Multinomial Logistic Regression Model for Predictors of Quarterly Undersupply and Oversupply of Diabetes-related Medications
| Odds Ratios (95% CIa) | Adjusted Predicted Probabilities (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undersupply | Oversupply | Undersupply | Appropriate Supply | Oversupply | |
| Sex | |||||
| Male (ref) | -- | -- | 0.38 (0.35-0.40) | 0.56 (0.53-0.58) | 0.06 (0.05-0.08) |
| Female | 1.15 (0.99-1.33) | 0.78 (0.55-1.09) | 0.41 (0.39-0.44) | 0.54 (0.52-0.56) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
| Race/ethnicity | |||||
| White (ref) | -- | -- | 0.38 (0.36-0.39) | 0.57 (0.55-0.58) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| Black | 1.98 (1.43-2.72)** | 0.86 (0.39-1.88) | 0.53 (0.46-0.60) | 0.43 (0.36-0.50) | 0.04 (0.01-0.06) |
| Other/Unknown | 2.29 (1.64-3.19)** | 1.43 (0.65-3.13) | 0.55 (0.48-0.62) | 0.39 (0.32-0.46) | 0.06 (0.02-0.09) |
| Age and Insurance Status | |||||
| HMO coverage only, any age (ref) | -- | -- | 0.42 (0.39-0.46) | 0.55 (0.52-0.59) | 0.02 (0.01-0.03) |
| Age <65 in Medicare only | 0.87 (0.64-1.18) | 3.36 (1.61-6.99)** | 0.38 (0.32-0.43) | 0.55 (0.50-0.61) | 0.07 (0.04-0.10) |
| Age <65 in Medicare & Medicaid | 1.01 (0.77-1.33) | 4.55 (2.33-8.92)** | 0.40 (0.35-0.45) | 0.51 (0.46-0.56) | 0.09 (0.05-0.12) |
| Age ≥65 in Medicare only | 0.89 (0.73-1.09) | 2.51 (1.37-4.60)** | 0.39 (0.36-0.42) | 0.56 (0.53-0.59) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| Age ≥65 in Medicare & Medicaid | 0.80 (0.59-1.08) | 5.73 (2.89-11.33)** | 0.35 (0.29-0.40) | 0.54 (0.49-0.59) | 0.11 (0.08-0.15) |
| Baseline ACG-PMb score | |||||
| Quartile 1 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.35 (0.32-0.38) | 0.59 (0.56-0.62) | 0.06 (0.04-0.08) |
| Quartile 2 | 1.08 (0.92-1.27) | 1.04 (0.72-1.51) | 0.37 (0.34-0.39) | 0.57 (0.55-0.60) | 0.06 (0.04-0.07) |
| Quartile 3 | 1.24 (1.03-1.49)* | 1.09 (0.69-1.71) | 0.39 (0.37-0.42) | 0.55 (0.52-0.58) | 0.06 (0.04-0.07) |
| Quartile 4 | 1.78 (1.42-2.22)** | 1.08 (0.64-1.82) | 0.48 (0.44-0.51) | 0.47 (0.44-0.51) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
| Diabetes Complications | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.40 (0.38-0.42) | 0.54 (0.52-0.56) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| Yes | 0.91 (0.74-1.11) | 0.85 (0.55-1.32) | 0.38 (0.34-0.42) | 0.57 (0.53-0.60) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| Depression | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.39 (0.38-0.41) | 0.55 (0.53-0.57) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| Yes | 1.05 (0.84-1.31) | 0.82 (0.49-1.37) | 0.41 (0.36-0.45) | 0.55 (0.50-0.59) | 0.05 (0.03-0.07) |
| Dementia | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.40 (0.38-0.41) | 0.55 (0.53-0.57) | 0.05 (0.05-0.06) |
| Yes | 1.08 (0.77-1.52) | 1.54 (0.85-2.77) | 0.40 (0.33-0.47) | 0.52 (0.45-0.59) | 0.08 (0.04-0.11) |
| Alcohol or drug abuse | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.39 (0.38-0.41) | 0.55 (0.53-0.57) | 0.06 (0.05-0.06) |
| Yes | 1.61 (1.05-2.48)* | 0.66 (0.20-2.13) | 0.51 (0.41-0.60) | 0.46 (0.37-0.56) | 0.03 (0.00-0.07) |
| Psychoses | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.41 (0.39-0.42) | 0.54 (0.53-0.56) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
| Yes | 0.73 (0.55-0.96)* | 1.73 (1.05-2.84)* | 0.33 (0.28-0.38) | 0.58 (0.53-0.64) | 0.09 (0.06-0.12) |
| Total number of diabetes-related medications at baseline | |||||
| 1-2 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.44 (0.41-0.48) | 0.51 (0.47-0.54) | 0.05 (0.03-0.07) |
| 3-4 | 0.76 (0.62-0.92)** | 0.96 (0.78-1.98) | 0.38 (0.36-0.41) | 0.56 (0.54-0.59) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| 5-6 | 0.71 (0.56-0.89)** | 1.29 (0.75-2.23) | 0.36 (0.33-0.39) | 0.57 (0.53-0.60) | 0.07 (0.05-0.09) |
| ≥7 | 0.85 (0.62-1.16) | 0.54 (0.23-1.16) | 0.42 (0.36-0.47) | 0.55 (0.50-0.61) | 0.03 (0.01-0.05) |
| Total number of unique medications (all types) at baseline | |||||
| 0-5 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.38 (0.35-0.42) | 0.57 (0.54-0.61) | 0.05 (0.03-0.07) |
| 6-10 | 1.08 (0.88-1.32) | 1.24 (0.78-1.98) | 0.40 (0.37-0.42) | 0.55 (0.52-0.58) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| 11-15 | 1.16 (0.90-1.50) | 1.36 (0.76-2.44) | 0.41 (0.37-0.45) | 0.53 (0.50-0.57) | 0.06 (0.04-0.08) |
| ≥16 | 1.20 (0.84-1.71) | 1.90 (0.97-3.71) | 0.41 (0.35-0.47) | 0.51 (0.46-0.57) | 0.08 (0.05-0.11) |
| K-index for study period | |||||
| Quartile 1 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.42 (0.38-0.45) | 0.54 (0.51-0.57) | 0.05 (0.03-0.06) |
| Quartile 2 | 0.94 (0.76-1.15) | 1.51 (0.96-2.37) | 0.39 (0.36-0.43) | 0.54 (0.51-0.57) | 0.07 (0.05-0.08) |
| Quartile 3 | 0.98 (0.79-1.20) | 1.17 (0.74-1.87) | 0.41 (0.38-0.44) | 0.54 (0.51-0.57) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| Quartile 4 | 0.82 (0.66-1.01) | 1.27 (0.79-2.03) | 0.37 (0.34-0.40) | 0.57 (0.54-0.61) | 0.06 (0.04-0.08) |
| Insulin use, %(n) | |||||
| No | -- | -- | 0.39 (0.37-0.41) | 0.56 (0.54-0.58) | 0.05 (0.05-0.06) |
| Yes | 1.14 (0.96-1.35) | 1.14 (0.79-1.64) | 0.41 (0.38-0.45) | 0.53 (0.50-0.56) | 0.06 (0.04-0.07) |
| Number of unique providers seen for E&Mc visits per quarter | |||||
| 0 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.41 (0.39-0.44) | 0.54 (0.51-0.56) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
| 1 | 0.81 (0.72-0.90)** | 1.02 (0.81-1.29) | 0.37 (0.35-0.38) | 0.58 (0.56-0.60) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| 2 | 0.96 (0.85-1.09) | 1.07 (0.81-1.40) | 0.40 (0.38-0.43) | 0.54 (0.52-0.56) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| ≥3 | 1.07 (0.93-1.24) | 1.04 (0.75-1.44) | 0.43 (0.40-0.45) | 0.52 (0.49-0.55) | 0.05 (0.04-0.07) |
| Any days in inpatient setting | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.38 (0.36-0.40) | 0.56 (0.55-0.58) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| Yes (ref) | 2.35 (2.02-2.74)** | 1.23 (0.86-1.77) | 0.57 (0.53-0.60) | 0.38 (0.35-0.42) | 0.05 (0.03-0.06) |
| Any 90-day prescription fills in the quarter | |||||
| No (ref) | -- | -- | 0.41 (0.40-0.43) | 0.54 (0.52-0.56) | 0.04 (0.04-0.05) |
| Yes (ref) | 0.58 (0.47-0.71)** | 2.64 (1.88-3.70)** | 0.28 (0.24-0.31) | 0.60 (0.56-0.64) | 0.12 (0.10-0.15) |
| Last available A1cd prior to quarter | |||||
| <7% (ref) | -- | -- | 0.39 (0.37-0.41) | 0.56 (0.54-0.58) | 0.05 (0.04-0.06) |
| 7% to <9% | 1.00 (0.87-1.16) | 1.38 (1.03-1.87)* | 0.39 (0.36-0.41) | 0.55 (0.52-0.57) | 0.07 (0.05-0.08) |
| ≥9% | 1.59 (1.27-2.00)** | 0.98 (0.56-1.70) | 0.50 (0.45-0.54) | 0.46 (0.42-0.51) | 0.04 (0.02-0.06) |
| Not tested | 0.73 (0.53-1.01) | 1.18 (0.65-2.14) | 0.32 (0.27-0.38) | 0.61 (0.55-0.67) | 0.06 (0.03-0.09) |
| Last available LDLe prior to quarter | |||||
| <100 mg/dl (ref) | -- | -- | 0.35 (0.33-0.37) | 0.59 (0.56-0.61) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| 100-129 mg/dl | 1.19 (1.01-1.40)* | 0.96 (0.71-1.32) | 0.39 (0.36-0.42) | 0.55 (0.52-0.59) | 0.06 (0.04-0.07) |
| ≥130 mg/dl | 2.60 (2.08-3.24)** | 0.86 (0.46-1.62) | 0.57 (0.52-0.62) | 0.39 (0.35-0.44) | 0.04 (0.02-0.06) |
| Not tested | 1.47 (1.20-1.81)** | 0.94 (0.61-1.45) | 0.44 (0.40-0.48) | 0.51 (0.47-0.55) | 0.05 (0.02-0.07) |
| Last available BPf prior to quarter | |||||
| <130/80 (ref) | -- | -- | 0.42 (0.39-0.45) | 0.53 (0.50-0.56) | 0.05 (0.03-0.06) |
| (≥130/80) | 0.90 (0.78-1.03) | 1.23 (0.90-1.68) | 0.40 (0.38-0.41) | 0.55 (0.53-0.56) | 0.06 (0.05-0.07) |
| Missing | 0.71 (0.57-0.90)** | 0.88 (0.53-1.46) | 0.35 (0.31-0.39) | 0.60 (0.56-0.64) | 0.05 (0.03-0.06) |
p<.05
p<.01
CI = confidence interval; ref, reference group
ACG-PM = adjusted clinical groups – predictive model
E&M = evaluation and management
A1c = glycated hemoglobin
LDL = low-density lipoprotein
BP = blood pressure; mg/dl, milligrams per deciliter.