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Does Having a Personal Physician Improve Quality of Care in Diabetes?

William J. Hueston
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2010, 23 (1) 82-87; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2010.01.090102

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  • Table 1.

    Characteristics of Patients With and Without a Regular Provider

    Regular Provider (n = 649)No Regular Provider (n = 56)P
    Age, mean years (SD)57.5 (10.8)50.9 (12.2).0002
    Gender (%).24
        Male216 (33.3)23 (41.0)
        Female433 (66.7)33 (59.0)
    Smoking status (%).67
        Smoker99 (15.3)11 (19.6)
        Nonsmoker521 (80.3)43 (76.8)
        Unknown29 (4.5)2 (3.5)
  • Table 2.

    Diabetes Quality Data for Patients With and Without a Regular Provider

    Regular Provider (n = 649)No Regular Provider (n = 56)P
    Glycated hemoglobin7.70 (2.17)8.53 (2.42).01
    Blood pressure (mm)
        Systolic135.3 (22.6)134.5 (22.3).73
        Diastolic74.7 (11.9)77.6 (12.1).08
    Low-density lipoprotein100.2 (35.8)107.3 (36.7).19

    • Data values provided as mean (SD).

  • Table 3.

    Associations of Having a Regular Provider and Achieving Diabetes Care Goals

    Regular Provider (%) (n = 649)No Regular Provider (%) (n = 56)P*
    HbA1C ≤7.051.441.1.10
    Blood pressure
        Systolic ≤13049.250.8.56
        Diastolic ≤8073.262.7.02
    LDL ≤10052.253.7.09
    Using daily aspirin70.764.4.31
    Received annual influenza immunization51.835.6.02
    Received pneumococcal immunization32.233.9.79

    • * χ2 test.

    • HbA1C, glycated hemoglobin; LDL, low-density lipoprotein.

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