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Table 3 Linear regression model (GEE) for weighted associations with follow-up HbA1c

From: Physician support for diabetes patients and clinical outcomes

Parameter

Estimate

95% Confidence interval (CI)

Pvalue

Years with diabetes

0.0123

0.0066 - 0.0179

<.0001

Insulin use

0.2004

0.0717 - 0.3291

<.0001

Months between HbA1c measures

0.0463

0.02307 - 0.0619

<.0001

Baseline HbA1c

0.3857

0.3524 - 0.4246

<.0001

Baseline PHQ-9

0.0077

-0.0008 - 0.0161

.0753

Practical support

(physician mean)

-0.1787

-0.3494 - -0.0081

.0401

Practical support

(individual patient as deviation from physician mean)

0.0196

-0.0158 - 0.0550

.2779

Communicative support

(physician mean)

0.1053

-0.0689 - 0.2796

.3361

Communicative support

(individual patient as deviation from physician mean)

0.0067

-0.0381 - 0.0514

.7702

  1. Analysis of GEE Parameter Estimates Empirical Standard Error Estimates; Correlation = .0108; adjusted for age, sex, and education, propensity score for non-respondent