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. 2018 Sep 5;6(1):e000558. doi: 10.1136/bmjdrc-2018-000558

Table 3.

Associations between respondent and LHD characteristics and delivering diabetes-related EBIs directly or in collaboration

DPP* CHWs† DSME‡ Identify§ Offering all 4 diabetes EBIs
OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI) OR (95% CI)
Respondent characteristics
 Master’s degree or higher in any field 1.76 (0.90 to 3.45) 0.74 (0.44 to 1.25) 0.86 (0.44 to 1.69) 0.96 (0.55 to 1.66) 0.83 (0.49 to 1.40)
 Public health master’s or doctorate 1.00 (0.48 to 2.10) 0.74 (0.42 to 1.32) 0.64 (0.31 to 1.30) 0.76 (0.42 to 1.38) 0.76 (0.42 to 1.38)
 Position (top executive, health director, health officer, commissioner=referent) 0.74 (0.56 to 0.99) 1.07 (0.86 to 1.33) 0.87 (0.65 to 1.15) 0.82 (0.64 to 1.04) 0.86 (0.69 to 1.08)
 Years in current position 0.93 (0.66 to 1.33) 0.62 (0.46 to 0.82) 0.94 (0.66 to 1.34) 0.88 (0.66 to 1.17) 0.65 (0.47 to 0.88)
 Years in public health 1.04 (0.75 to 1.45) 0.78 (0.59 to 1.01) 0.88 (0.62 to 1.24) 0.78 (0.59 to 1.04) 0.75 (0.58 to 0.97)
 Age 0.94 (0.69 to 1.28) 0.71 (0.55 to 0.91) 0.89 (0.66 to 1.22) 0.78 (0.60 to 1.01) 0.72 (0.56 to 0.93)
 Race/Ethnicity 0.99 (0.60 to 1.63) 1.44 (0.92 to 2.24) 0.88 (0.55 to 1.40) 1.26 (0.80 to 1.98) 1.44 (0.97 to 2.13)
 Sex 0.72 (0.26 to 1.97) 0.93 (0.45 to 1.93) 0.39 (0.11 to 1.35) 0.50 (0.20 to 1.21) 0.80 (0.39 to 1.64)
 Short Grit Scale 1.19 (0.59 to 2.38) 0.76 (0.44 to 1.31) 0.90 (0.44 to 1.83) 1.32 (0.75 to 2.33) 0.89 (0.52 to 1.54)
LHD characteristics
 Jurisdiction population categories (<50 000=referent) 1.59 (1.05 to 2.40) 1.23 (0.90 to 1.68) 1.08 (0.72 to 1.61) 1.01 (0.73 to 1.41) 1.03 (0.75 to 1.40)
 PHAB accreditation status 0.84 (0.66 to 1.08) 0.87 (0.72 to 1.05) 0.99 (0.78 to 1.26) 1.04 (0.85 to 1.26) 1.04 (0.86 to 1.25)
 Academic partnership 0.62 (0.30 to 1.25) 0.70 (0.39 to 1.25) 0.57 (0.28 to 1.17) 0.65 (0.36 to 1.19) 0.58 (0.32 to 1.07)
 Diabetes prevalence in the state 1.28 (1.02 to 1.62) 1.06 (0.89 to 1.26) 1.32 (1.04 to 1.67) 1.27 (1.05 to 1.54) 1.15 (0.97 to 1.36)
Organizational support for EBDM
 Factor 1: awareness of EBDM 1.09 (0.67 to 1.75) 1.00 (0.69 to 1.45) 1.31 (0.80 to 2.16) 1.45 (0.96 to 2.20) 1.59 (0.75 to 3.37)
 Factor 2: capacity for EBDM 1.12 (0.72 to 1.74) 1.04 (0.74 to 1.46) 1.23 (0.78 to 1.95) 1.42 (0.97 to 2.09) 1.62 (0.81 to 3.22)
 Factor 3: resource availability 1.33 (0.81 to 2.19) 0.99 (0.67 to 1.47) 1.17 (0.70 to 1.96) 1.40 (0.91 to 2.15) 1.72 (0.79 to 3.76)
 Factor 4: evaluation capacity 1.23 (0.83 to 1.83) 0.88 (0.64 to 1.20) 1.36 (0.90 to 2.05) 1.54 (1.08 to 2.19) 1.60 (0.87 to 2.96)
 Factor 5: EBDM climate cultivation 0.84 (0.46 to 1.53) 0.79 (0.49 to 1.26) 1.10 (0.60 to 2.02) 1.52 (0.92 to 2.51) 1.38 (0.55 to 3.47)
 Factor 6: partnerships to support EBDM 1.03 (0.62 to 1.73) 0.97 (0.65 to 1.45) 0.99 (0.59 to 1.68) 1.34 (0.88 to 2.06) 1.65 (0.78 to 3.48)

OR from unadjusted bivariate model.

Bold values indicate statistically significant relationships according to a n alpha=0.05 threshold.

*Diet and physical activity promotion programs with people at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, such as the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP).

†Community health workers (CHWs) to deliver diet and physical activity promotion and weight management to groups or individuals with increased risk for type 2 diabetes.

‡Diabetes self-management education (DSME) with persons with diabetes delivered in community gathering places.

§Diabetes management interventions identifying patients with diabetes and determining effective treatment (identify).

EBDM, evidence-based decision making; EBI, evidence-based intervention; LHD, local health department; PHAB, Public Health Accreditation Board.