Table 4.

Associations between structure and processes at primary health care and outcomes at secondary health care.

Clinical parameters	Parameters used to evaluate the quality of health care	β	95% CI
HbA1c	Structure points	0.005	(−0.058; 0.068)
	Process points	0.236	(−0.063; 0.535)
	Proportion with HbA1c results in the previous year	0.399	(−2.740; 3.538)
	Proportion with creatinine results in the previous year	0.324	(−2.553; 3.201)
LDL cholesterol	Structure points	−1.903	(−3.269; −0.537)
	Process points	7.656	(0.492; 14.821)
	Proportion with HbA1c results in the previous year	−68.814	(−141.718; 4.090)
	Proportion with creatinine results in the previous year	49.507	(−18.277; 117.291)
eGFR	Structure points	0.678	(−0.479; 1.835)
	Process points	−2.212	(−7.321; 2.896)
	Proportion with HbA1c results in the previous year	48.127	(−7.223; 103.477)
	Proportion with creatinine results in the previous year	−62.586	(−114.121; −11.051)
SBP	Structure points	0.021	(−0.815; 0.857)
	Process points	0.343	(−3.557; 4.244)
	Proportion with HbA1c results in the previous year	−21.008	(−61.717; 19.701)
	Proportion with creatinine results in the previous year	10.109	(−27.227; 47.446)
BMI	Structure points	0.100	(−0.079; 0.279)
	Process points	−0.217	(−1.025; 0.591)
	Proportion with HbA1c results in the previous year	−1.851	(−10.453; 6.751)
	Proportion with creatinine results in the previous year	−1.450	(−9.432; 6.532)

β: beta coefficient; CI: confidence interval; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; LDL: LDL cholesterol; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate (MDRD); SBP: systolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index.