Table 5.
Final model explaining risk of glycated hemoglobin A1c≥7%.
| Variable | Beta | SE | P valuea | Exp (B)=odds ratio | 95% CI for Exp (B) |
| DOCb engagementc | −.413 | .132 | .002 | 0.662 | 0.511-0.857 |
| Diabetes diagnosis durationd | .377 | .108 | <.001 | 1.459 | 1.180-1.803 |
| Learned insurance coverage strategies | .987 | .406 | .02 | 2.684 | 1.212-5.944 |
| Help others | −.952 | .557 | .09 | 0.386 | .0130-1.150 |
| Support through rough times | .808 | .441 | .07 | 2.243 | 0.946-5.320 |
| Age in years | −.035 | .014 | .01 | .966 | 0.940-0.992 |
| Constant | .349 | .793 | .66 | 1.417 |
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aP value of Wald ratio.
bDOC: diabetes online community.
cMean score of 5 dichotomous variables, coded 0 to 5.
dLength of time in years since diabetes diagnosis using a square root transformation to address a positive skew.