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. 2016 Sep 5;17(1):434. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1547-2

Table 4.

Pairwise least square mean comparisons between intervention conditions from primary outcome analysis and three robustness analyses

Unadjusted Adjusted for patient characteristics Adjusted for patient and physician
OR 99 % CI p value OR 99 % CI P value OR 99 % CI P value
a) Primary outcome analysis: any CVD hospitalization (Yes/No) ( N  = 262,996) 1
 Post vs. intervention 0.98 0.86–1.12 0.73 0.96 0.85 − 1.10 0.48 0.96 0.84 − 1.10 0.46
 Intervention vs. baseline 0.96 0.83 − 1.12 0.51 0.96 0.83 − 1.12 0.50 0.96 0.83 − 1.11 0.49
 Post vs. baseline 0.95 0.76 − 1.18 0.51 0.93 0.75 − 1.15 0.37 0.93 0.74 − 1.15 0.36
Unadjusted Adjusted for patient characteristics Adjusted for patient and physician
RR 99 % CI p value RR 99 % CI p value RR 99 % CI p value
b) Number of CVD hospitalizations per year ( N  = 262,996) 2
 Post vs. intervention 0.99 0.84 − 1.19 0.99 0.97 0.82 − 1.15 0.72 0.97 0.83 − 1.15 0.76
 Intervention vs. baseline 0.96 0.83 − 1.12 0.61 0.95 0.83 − 1.19 0.50 0.95 0.83 − 1.09 0.46
 Post vs. baseline 0.96 0.72 − 1.28 0.78 0.92 0.71 − 1.21 0.57 0.93 0.71 − 1.21 0.56
Unadjusted Adjusted for patient characteristics Adjusted for patient and physician
OR 99 % CI p value OR 99 % CI p value OR 99 % CI P value
c) Primary outcome analysis of diabetic patient subsample ( N  = 89,433) 3
 Intervention vs. baseline 1.09 0.88 − 1.36 0.29 1.09 0.87 − 1.36 0.33 0.97 0.79 − 1.18 0.70
 Post vs. baseline 1.11 0.80 − 1.54 0.40 1.07 0.77 − 1.49 0.58 1.09 0.87 − .36 0.34
 Post vs. intervention 1.02 0.83 − 1.24 0.84 0.99 0.81 − 1.20 0.86 1.05 0.76 − 1.46 0.68
Unadjusted Adjusted for patient characteristics Adjusted for patient and physician
OR 99 % CI p value OR 99 % CI p value OR 99 % CI P value
d) Primary outcome analysis excluding patients only at risk of CVD ( N  = 132,686) 4
 Intervention vs. baseline 1.04 0.89 − 1.21 0.56 1.01 0.87 − 1.18 0.85 1.00 0.86 − 1.17 0.98
 Post vs. baseline 1.06 0.89 − 1.25 0.42 1.05 0.89 − 1.25 0.44 1.05 0.88 − 1.25 0.44
 Post vs. intervention 1.09 0.85 − 1.41 0.37 1.07 0.83 − 1.38 0.52 1.05 0.82 − 1.36 0.59

CI confidence interval. CVD cardiovascular disease. OR odds ratio. RR relative risk

1Mixed-effects logistic regression analysis, accounting for clustering by practice and provider

2Negative binomial regression analysis using robust standard errors accounting for clustering by practice

3Mixed-effects logistic regression analysis, accounting for clustering by practice and provider

4Mixed-effects logistic regression analysis, accounting for clustering by practice and provider