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. 2017 Oct;107(10):1668–1674. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.303934

TABLE 3—

Within-CHW Group Difference Estimates, Pre–Post-CHW Contact With 3-Mo Lag Time for Post-CHW Visit: United States, 2012–2015

FQHC1
FQHC2
Outcome Pre-CHW Post-CHW Differencea (95% CI) Pre-CHW Post-CHW Differencea (95% CI)
HbA1c, %, mmol/mol 7.56 7.41 −0.15 (–0.24, −0.06) 8.02 7.58 −0.43 (–0.70, −0.17)
BMI, kg/m2 33.1 32.8 −0.29 (–0.39, −0.20) 31.2 31.1 −0.08 (–0.14, −0.02)
Systolic BP, mmHg 130.5 129.3 −1.24 (–2.03, −0.46) 133.2 133.1 −0.07 (–0.52, 0.39)
Diastolic BP, mmHg 75.6 74.6 −1.02 (–1.46, −0.59) 80.0 80.1 0.09 (–0.16, 0.34)
LDL, mg/dL 114.9 105.5 −9.45 (–10.85, −8.04) 99.4 104.4 4.96 (–0.57, 10.49)
Cholesterol, mg/dL 197.2 185.3 −11.90 (–13.51, −10.29) 186.0 185.9 −0.15 (–6.57, 6.28)
TChol/HDL, mg/dL 4.48 4.18 −0.31 (–0.36, −0.27) 4.20 4.15 −0.05 (–0.26, 0.16)
Triglycerides, mg/dL 187.1 176.4 −10.66 (–14.78, −6.55) 196.0 173.5 −22.50 (–38.98, −6.01)

Note. BMI = body mass index; BP = blood pressure; CHW = community health worker; CI = confidence interval; FQHC1 = federally qualified health center 1; FQHC2 = federally qualified health center 2; HbA1c = glycated hemoglobin; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; TChol = total cholesterol.

a

Difference is defined as post-CHW – pre-CHW.