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. 2022 Jun 4;22:748. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08075-2

Table 2.

Adjusted hazard ratios by Cox proportional hazard model for different risk factors of LEA

Covariate Adjusted HR (95%CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI) Adjusted HR (95% CI)
Model Aa Model Bb Model Cc
P4P (ref.: non-P4P) 0.35 (0.29-0.41)* 0.37 (0.30-0.44)*
COCI 0.08 (0.06-0.10)*
 Low COCI (reference)
 Middle COCI 0.49 (0.43-0.55)*
 High COCI 0.23 (0.21-0.27)*
P4P & COCI
 non-P4P, low COCI(reference)
 non-P4P, middle COCI 0.68 (0.61-0.76)*
 non-P4P, high COCI 0.26 (0.22-0.31)*
 P4P, low COCI 0.53 (0.44-0.67)*
 P4P, middle COCI 0.30 (0.23-0.38)*
 P4P, high COCI 0.06 (0.04-0.10)*
Gender (ref.: female)
 Male 1.16 (1.04-1.29)ǂ 1.09 (0.99-1.20) 1.15 (1.02-1.29)+
Age (ref.: 18< yr ≤ 55)
 56 ≤ yr ≤ 69 0.85 (0.73-1.00)+ 0.81 (0.70-0.94)ǂ 0.89 (0.75-1.06)
 yr ≥ 70 0.71 (0.60-0.83)* 0.59 (0.51-0.69)* 0.73 (0.61-0.87)*
Diabetes duration (ref.: <5 yr)
 5 ≤ duration <10 2.06 (1.54-2.76)* 2.29 (1.76-2.98)* 2.09 (1.52-2.87)*
 duration≥ 10 3.91 (2.93-5.20)* 4.35 (3.36-5.63)* 3.90 (2.85-5.32)*
CCI score (ref: score=0)
 1-2 0.55 (0.47-0.64)* 0.56 (0.48-0.64)* 0.55 (0.47-0.66)*
 ≥ 3 0.28 (0.21-0.39)* 0.31 (0.24-0.41)* 0.30 (0.21-0.41)*
DSCI score (ref: score=0)
 1-2 1.07 (0.89-1.29) 1.05 (0.89-1.24) 1.11 (0.91-1.35)
 ≥ 3 1.77 (1.28-2.45)* 1.63 (1.21-2.19)ǂ 1.89 (1.34-2.65)*
CDD (ref: No)
 Yes 0.72 (0.56-0.93)+ 0.82 (0.65-1.05) 0.77 (0.58-1.01)
Residence (ref.: Rural)
 Urban 0.82 (0.73-0.92)* 0.81 (0.73-0.91)* 0.83 (0.73-0.94)ǂ
Monthly salary/wage (ref.: FP and dependent)
 < NTD 20,000 0.96 (0.83-1.10) 0.96 (0.84-1.09) 1.00 (0.86-1.15)
 ≥ NTD 20,000 0.85 (0.75-0.97)+ 0.86 (0.76-0.96)ǂ 0.91 (0.80-1.04)
Health care facility level (ref.: Medical center)
 Regional hospital 1.14 (1.00-1.31) 1.11 (0.98-1.26) 1.13 (0.98-1.31)
 District hospital 1.06 (0.92-1.23) 1.02 (0.89-1.17) 0.99 (0.83-1.16)
 Community clinic 0.87 (0.75-1.01) 0.86 (0.75-0.99) + 0.89 (0.75-1.05)
Akaike information criterion 30,787 36,804 30,699
Schwarz-Bayesian criterion 30,888 36,918 30,794

*p<0.001; ǂ p<0.01; + p<0.05

a: Categorical time-dependent time-weighted average COCI, b: Stratification of average time weighted-average COCI by P4P, c: Continuous time-weighted average COCI, ref: reference; TWA= time-weighted average; P4P= pay for performance; COCI: continuity of care index; Int=Intermediate COCI; CCI= Charlson