Table 3.

Results of negative binomial regression analyses of avoidable diabetes admissions and characteristics of primary care organization¹.

		Uncontrolled diabetes (n = 21)		Long-term complications (n = 23)		Short-term complications (n = 23)
		IRR	95% CI	IRR	95% CI	IRR	95% CI
Continuity
Long-term continuity	Model 1	0.54	0.25–1.19	0.86	0.43–1.70	0.86	0.59–1.26
	Model 2	0.643	0.39–1.04	1.00	0.66–1.53	0.84	0.58–1.22
Availability of medical information	Model 1	0.442	0.28–0.70	0.482	0.32–0.70	1.313	0.97–1.75
	Model 2	0.73	0.40–1.34	0.74	0.48–1.15	1.31	0.90–1.89
Coordination
Skill mix	Model 1	0.92	0.81–1.06	0.852	0.76–0.96	1.04	0.96–1.13
	Model 2	1.05	0.92–1.19	0.96	0.86–1.08	1.03	0.94–1.12
Diabetes chronic care management	Model 1	1.08	0.86–1.35	0.97	0.80–1.18	1.09	0.98–1.21
	Model 2	1.08	0.92–1.27	1.02	0.88–1.17	1.08	0.97–1.20
Comprehensiveness
Medical equipment	Model 1	1.10	0.91–1.32	0.87	0.74–1.03	1.00	0.91–1.10
	Model 2	1.142	1.02–1.28	0.97	0.86–1.09	0.99	0.90–1.09
Task profile	Model 1	0.72	0.45–1.14	0.572	0.71–0.78	1.11	0.87–1.43
	Model 2	2.152	1.36–3.41	0.91	0.61–1.36	1.02	0.71–1.47
Health promotion	Model 1	1.13	0.77–1.66	1.04	0.73–1.49	1.03	0.87–1.24
	Model 2	0.89	0.68–1.16	0.89	0.70–1.12	1.05	0.88–1.25
Access
Organizational access	Model 1	1.50	0.69–3.25	2.312	1.22–4.37	1.06	0.70–1.62
	Model 2	0.84	0.46–1.53	1.662	1.07–2.60	1.13	0.74–1.73
Out-of-hours care	Model 1	1.05	0.91–1.22	0.913	0.82–1.01	1.00	0.92–1.07
	Model 2	1.093	0.99–1.21	0.96	0.89–1.04	0.99	0.92–1.06

Notes: All primary care characteristics were analysed separately. Bold values indicate either p < 0.10 or p < 0.05.

¹Model 1 shows the results controlled for diabetes prevalence only; model 2 shows the results controlled for diabetes prevalence and hospital bed supply. IRR =incident rate ratio.

²p < 0.05

³p < 0.10.