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. 2013 Apr;131(4):e1062–e1070. doi: 10.1542/peds.2012-1450

TABLE 2.

Odds Ratios for Independent Variables Predicting Leaving Pediatric Care and Going to Adult Diabetes Care at Follow-up Visita

Variable Unadjusted Results Adjusted Resultsa
Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value Odds Ratio 95% CI P Value
Sociodemographic factors
 Age, y, at follow-up 1.74 1.37–2.23 <.001 1.87 1.39–2.51 <.001
 Male versus female 0.78 0.43–1.41 .412 0.97 0.47–2.02 .939
 Nonwhite versus NH white 1.68 0.83–3.40 .146 1.59 0.52–4.89 .418
 Not private versus private insurance at follow-upb 1.22 0.55–2.69 .623 1.39 0.49–3.93 .532
  Highest parental education .039 .034
  Some college versus ≤ high school 1.35 0.52–3.47 1.10 0.33–3.68
  ≥ College graduate versus ≤ high school 0.55 0.25–1.23 0.37 0.12–1.17
  ≥ College graduate versus some college 0.41 0.20–0.85 0.34 0.14–0.82
Disease factors
 Diabetes duration at baseline visit 1.02 0.98–1.07 .319 1.05 0.99–1.11 .136
 Have a comorbidity at baselinec 1.47 0.75–2.86 .263 0.92 0.39–2.21 .857
 Hemoglobin A1c at baseline 0.85 0.71–1.01 .062 0.73 0.57–0.94 .013

NH, non-Hispanic

a

Model controlled for SEARCH study site, time elapsed between baseline and follow-up visits as well as variables presented in the table.

b

Not private group consists of n = 23 (74%) publically insured and n = 8 (26%) uninsured.

c

Have a comorbidity: presence of at least 1 of the following physician-diagnosed conditions (as reported by study participants): asthma, polycystic ovarian disease, kidney disease, celiac disease, or hypertension.