Characteristic | Odds ratio and (95% CI) controlled for covariates | p-value |
---|---|---|
Patient compliance (physicians' assessment) | ||
- very good or rather good | 1Reference | |
- rather bad | 0.78 (0.38–1.61) | 0.50 |
- very bad | 2.67 (1.02–6.97) | 0.04 |
Patient type | ||
- Patients presenting at office | 1Reference | |
- Nursing home or visited patients | 3.92 (1.85–8.30) | 0.0004 |
Gender | ||
- Male | 1Reference | |
- Female | 0.34 (0.17–0.67) | 0.002 |
Age (years) | ||
- 40 – 59 | 1Reference | |
- 60 – 69 | 4.79 (0.59–38.67) | 0.14 |
- 70 – 79 | 7.98 (1.01–63.16) | 0.05 |
- 80 + | 20.46 (2.47–169.45) | 0.005 |
Macrovascular complications | ||
- no | 1Reference | |
- yes | 3.17 (1.57–6.39) | 0.001 |