Table 3.

Odds of Successfully Scheduling Appointment

Variables	Odds Ratio	[95% Confidence Interval]		P-value
ADULTS
BCBS	Reference
Medicaid	0.41	0.28	0.59	<0.01
Ophthalmologist	Reference
Optometrist	1.91	1.31	2.79	<0.01
Female sex of provider	Reference
Male sex of provider	1.21	0.81	1.82	0.36
Maryland	Reference
Michigan	2.40	1.49	3.87	<0.01
Rural	Reference
Urban	0.66	0.40	1.09	0.11
Minority Populationa
≤50%	Reference
>50%	1.13	0.67	1.90	0.66
Median Household Incomea
$30,001 – 50,000	Reference
$50,001 – 70,000	1.32	0.76	2.29	0.32
$70,001 – 90,000	1.66	0.78	3.53	0.19
$90,001 +	1.05	0.58	1.88	0.88
CHILDREN
BCBS	Reference
Medicaid	0.41	0.28	0.60	<0.01
Ophthalmologist	Reference		11.9
Optometrist	8.00	5.37		<0.01
Female sex of provider	Reference
Male sex of provider	0.99	0.65	1.50	0.95
Maryland	Reference
Michigan	1.68	1.04	2.73	0.035
Rural	Reference
Urban	0.59	0.36	0.96	0.033
Minority Populationa
≤50%	Reference
>50%	0.62	0.36	1.08	0.092
Median Household Incomea
$30,001 – 50,000	Reference
$50,001 – 70,000	0.99	0.57	1.70	0.96
$70,001 – 90,000	0.83	0.38	1.81	0.65
$90,001 +	0.74	0.39	1.39	0.34

^aThese data are for the counties in which practices were located