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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmol Retina. 2019 May 25;4(1):41–48. doi: 10.1016/j.oret.2019.05.016

Table 3:

Results from Mutinomial/Multivariable Logistic Regression

Any Follow Up vs. No Follow Up
Adj OR (95% CI)
Any Treatment vs. No Treatment
Adj OR (95% CI)
Bevacizumab vs. No Treatment
Adj OR (95% CI)
Ranibizumab/Aflibercept vs. No Treatment
Adj OR (95% CI)
Focal Laser vs. No Treatment
Adj OR (95% CI)
Any Anti-VEGF vs. No Treatment
Adj OR (95% CI)
Ranibizumab/Aflibercept vs. Bevacizumab
Adj OR (95% CI)
p-value*

DCSS (1-2 ref) <0.001
 3 0.96 (0.83 - 1.12) 1.01 (0.83 - 1.23) 1.29 (0.95 - 1.74) 1.06 (0.64 - 1.75) 0.95 (0.70 - 1.29) 1.23 (0.93 - 1.63) 0.81 (0.46 - 1.42)
 4-5 1.20 (1.05 - 1.38) 0.92 (0.76 - 1.13) 1.21 (0.93 - 1.58) 1.12 (0.73 - 1.71) 0.86 (0.66 - 1.13) 1.19 (0.94 - 1.52) 0.99 (0.62 - 1.61)
 >5 1.46 (1.27 - 1.68) 0.79 (0.63 - 0.97) 1.20 (0.93 - 1.56) 1.35 (0.90 - 2.03) 0.73 (0.55 - 0.96) 1.24 (0.98 - 1.57) 1.14 (0.72 - 1.82)
Geographic region (Up Midwest Ref) <0.001
 Southern Midwest 0.98 (0.83 - 1.16) 1.30 (1.03 - 1.64) 1.40 (1.04 - 1.87) 1.08 (0.64 - 1.81) 1.39 (1.01 - 1.89) 1.35 (1.02 - 1.77) 0.73 (0.42 - 1.28)
 Northeast 0.86 (0.73 - 1.01) 0.82 (0.64 - 1.05) 0.47 (0.33 - 0.67) 1.11 (0.67 - 1.82) 1.26 (0.91 - 1.74) 0.60 (0.44 - 0.82) 2.39 (1.31 - 4.37)
 Mountain 0.90 (0.72 - 1.11) 1.00 (0.73 - 1.36) 1.47 (1.02 - 2.11) 0.66 (0.30 - 1.46) 0.67 (0.41 - 1.07) 1.34 (0.94 - 1.90) 0.41 (0.18 - 0.94)
 Pacific 1.01 (0.81 - 1.26) 1.05 (0.76 - 1.45) 1.34 (0.90 - 1.98) 1.05 (0.51 - 2.17) 0.72 (0.45 - 1.17) 1.30 (0.90 - 1.88) 0.73 (0.33 - 1.61)
 South Atlantic 0.90 (0.77 - 1.05) 1.03 (0.83 - 1.27) 0.87 (0.66 - 1.16) 1.60 (1.05 - 2.45) 1.06 (0.79 - 1.42) 1.04 (0.81 - 1.34) 1.82 (1.13 - 2.96)
 Unknown 0.43 (0.13 - 1.41) 0.46 (0.05 - 4.48) 0.85 (0.09 - 8.46) Not calculable Not calculable 0.77 (0.08 - 7.58) Not calculable
High Deductible Ins 0.87 (0.72 - 1.05) 0.84 (0.64 - 1.10) 0.89 (0.62 - 1.28) 0.94 (0.54 - 1.66) 0.76 (0.54 - 1.08) 0.89 (0.63 - 1.24) 0.94 (0.50 - 1.78) 0.15
Insurance type (HMO Ref) 0.02
 Point of Service 1.09 (0.91 - 1.30) 1.05 (0.81 - 1.36) 0.96 (0.69 - 1.34) 1.19 (0.68 - 2.09) 0.99 (0.70 - 1.40) 1.04 (0.76 - 1.41) 1.42 (0.75 - 2.70)
 Exclusive Provid Org 0.95 (0.73 - 1.22) 1.25 (0.85 - 1.83) 1.14 (0.69 - 1.90) 1.38 (0.61 - 3.13) 1.10 (0.66 - 1.85) 1.18 (0.74 - 1.87) 1.16 (0.46 - 2.92)
 Preferred Provid Org 1.42 (1.12 - 1.79) 1.18 (0.84 - 1.65) 1.52 (0.98 - 2.35) 1.31 (0.66 - 2.61) 0.87 (0.54 - 1.40) 1.45 (0.97 - 2.15) 0.76 (0.34 - 1.69)
 Other 1.18 (1.01 - 1.38) 1.14 (0.91 - 1.43) 1.14 (0.86 - 1.52) 1.29 (0.78 - 2.13) 0.98 (0.72 - 1.34) 1.17 (0.89 - 1.52) 1.00 (0.57 - 1.76)
Copay ($0 ref) <0.001
 $1 or more 0.63 (0.56 - 0.71) 0.60 (0.51 - 0.71) 0.73 (0.59 - 0.91) 0.70 (0.49 - 0.99) 0.44 (0.35 - 0.55) 0.72 (0.59 - 0.88) 0.98 (0.66 - 1.47)

Results of different models are presented in this table with comparison groups designated in the header. Different models are represented by each of the boxed/unboxed columns. All models in addition to the variables listed also controlled for age, gender, race, education level, yearly income and cohort year

Model also included patients who received steroid injection or an injection with the drug not noted

*

p-values represent the lowest value across all models. All significant variables are denoted by bold Italics type and normal type denotes insignificant association

DCSS= Diabetic Complications Severity Score