Table 2. Multilevel Mixed Logit Models Estimating Odds Ratios of Referral for Diabetes Self-Management Education Support (DSMES) Services During Clinic Visits
Model 1 (Unadjusted)Model 2 (Adjusted)
OR95% CIOR95% CI
Intervention clinic10.64***
[4.96, 22.9] 10.55*** [4.65, 23.94]
Age0.99[0.98, 1.01]
Female0.93[0.73, 1.19]
Race (ref: White)
Black 1.55** [1.19, 2.02]
Asian American1.31[0.64, 2.68]
Other0.68[0.32, 1.46]
Hispanic 2.16* [1.05, 4.43]
Married0.97[0.75, 1.25]
Rural1.00[0.53, 1.87]
Insurance (ref: Commercial)
Medicaid1.01[0.57, 1.78]
Medicare0.87[0.61, 1.25]
Self-Pay0.73[0.24, 2.21]
Comorbidity Count 1.26*** [1.13, 1.40]
Number of primary care appointments in past year0.96[0.92, 1.00]
Reason for referral (ref: Hospitalization)a
A1C>8.5 3.78*** [2.52, 5.68]
New diabetes diagnosis 5.72*** [3.90, 8.41]
New diabetes-related comorbidities1.39[0.93, 2.06]
Intercept0.01*** [0.01, 0.02] 0.01*** [0.00, 0.02]

Notes: Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals in brackets are shown.

a Reason for referral is a four-category nominal variable with hospitalization as the reference group.

* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001