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. 2015 Sep 28;65(639):e642–e648. doi: 10.3399/bjgp15X686881

Table 2.

Multilevel model examining level of nurse contact and meeting the HbA1c ≤53 mmol/mol (7%) threshold

Year Nurse contact, OR (95% CI) Consultations per healthcare professional, OR (95% CI) Residual σ2

Low Medium High
2002 1.04 (0.87 to 1.25) 0.94 (0.79 to 1.11) 1.00 (−) 0.90a (0.82 to 0.98) 0.53
2003 0.86 (0.77 to 0.95) 0.89 (0.80 to 1.00) 1.00 (−)a 0.95a (0.91 to 1.00) 0.39
2004 0.95 (0.86 to 1.06) 0.96 (0.87 to 1.07) 1.00 (−) 0.97 (0.93 to 1.01) 0.38
2005 0.90 (0.82 to 0.99) 0.91 (0.83 to 1.07) 1.00 (−) 0.97 (0.93 to 1.00) 0.36
2006 0.97 (0.88 to 1.06) 0.93 (0.85 to 1.02) 1.00 (−) 0.98 (0.94 to 1.02) 0.36
2007 0.94 (0.85 to 1.03) 0.98 (0.90 to 1.08) 1.00 (−) 1.01 (0.96 to 1.05) 0.38
2008 1.01 (0.92 to 1.10) 1.01 (0.93 to 1.10) 1.00 (−) 1.02 (0.99 to 1.05) 0.36
2009 0.94 (0.86 to 1.03) 1.01 (0.93 to 1.11) 1.00 (−) 1.02 (0.99 to 1.05) 0.38
2010 0.96 (0.88 to 1.04) 0.98 (0.91 to 1.07) 1.00 (−) 1.03 (1.00 to 1.07) 0.35
2011 0.95 (0.87 to 1.03) 0.95 (0.88 to 1.04) 1.00 (−) 1.04a (1.01 to 1.08) 0.34

Nurse contact: probability >χ2 (with 2 degrees of freedom). Consultations per healthcare professional: probability > t.

a

P<0.05.