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. 2015 May 1;25(4):351–361. doi: 10.1089/cap.2014.0156

Table 4.

Univariate Analyses of Self-Reported SGA Monitoring (“Routinely” Monitoreda), Part 1

  Patient history Height and weight Blood pressure
  OR (99% CI) p value OR (99% CI) p value OR (99% CI) p-value
Psychiatrist characteristics
 Male 0.85 (0.45, 1.61) 0.50 0.31 (0.08, 1.15) 0.02 0.41 (0.19, 0.88) 0.003
 White, non-Hispanic 1.36 (0.68, 2.70) 0.26 1.53 (0.49, 4.78) 0.34 1.26 (0.59, 2.67) 0.44
 Board certified in child and adolescent psychiatry 1.70 (0.82, 3.49) 0.06 0.76 (0.20, 2.90) 0.59 1.38 (0.63, 3.01) 0.30
 Years in practice 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) 0.29 0.94 (0.89, 0.98) <0.001 0.97 (0.94, 1.00) 0.005
Psychiatrist attitudes and use of SGAs
 Off-label SGA use 0.58 (0.30, 1.14) 0.04 0.52 (0.17, 1.57) 0.13 0.99 (0.47, 2.07) 0.96
 Feel the risk of metabolic syndrome is low enough to warrant the use of SGAs 0.89 (0.46, 1.74) 0.66 0.46 (0.15, 1.40) 0.07 0.35 (0.17, 0.72) <0.001
 Are comfortable performing a physical examination on patients 1.33 (0.68, 2.63) 0.27 2.91 (0.68, 12.42) 0.06 2.86 (1.23, 6.64) 0.001
 Feel patients are noncompliant with blood work. 1.18 (0.63, 2.24) 0.50 1.05 (0.34, 3.23) 0.90 1.05 (0.52, 2.12) 0.86
Practice characteristics
 Practice settingb
  Private 0.92 (0.43, 1.95) 0.77 0.14 (0.02, 0.97) 0.009 0.18 (0.06, 0.53) <0.001
  Community mental health center 0.93 (0.40, 2.17) 0.82 0.60 (0.06, 6.49) 0.58 0.36 (0.11, 1.18) 0.03
 More than 50% of patients have private insurance 0.86 (0.44, 1.69) 0.57 0.24 (0.06, 0.94) 0.007 0.46 (0.22, 0.97) 0.007
 Electronic health records 1.11 (0.58, 2.12) 0.68 8.55 (1.24, 58.81) 0.004 2.56 (1.17, 5.58) 0.002
 Can measure vital signs, height, and weight on site 1.32 (0.55, 3.17) 0.41 13.61 (4.12, 44.96) <0.001 4.14 (1.72, 9.94) <0.001
 Can get blood drawn on site 1.00 (0.48, 2.08) 1.00 2.52 (0.49, 12.84) 0.14 2.43 (0.94, 6.33) 0.02
 Visits per week 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) 0.12 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) 0.91 0.99 (0.98, 1.00) 0.009
 Population densityc
  Suburban 1.25 (0.63, 2.48) 0.40 1.05 (0.32, 3.51) 0.91 0.74 (0.34, 1.59) 0.31
  Rural 0.82 (0.28, 2.40) 0.64 0.77 (0.13, 4.48) 0.70 0.49 (0.16, 1.53) 0.11

Bolding indicates p<0.01.

a

Routinely indicates 1–3x/year or every visit.

b

Reference is inpatient/outpatient facility.

c

Reference is urban.

SGA, second generation antipsychotic.