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Table 2 Bivariate Associations with Anti-Platelet Use in Adults with Diabetes

From: Prevalence of antiplatelet therapy in patients with diabetes

Characteristic

Odds Ratio [95% CI]

P Value

Male sex

2.0 [1.5, 2.7]

<0.001

Age > 65 years

2.0 [1.5, 2.6]

<0.001

Race/ethnicity, White, non-Hispanic

2.0 [0.8, 5.2]

0.15

Education: > HS graduate

0.8 [0.6, 1.1]

0.25

Married or living as married

1.0 [0.8, 1.4]

0.84

Smoker

0.8 [.05, 1.1]

0.16

Endocrinology consult within 1 year

1.8 [1.2, 2.7]

0.004

Diabetes education class within 1 year

1.4 [1.0, 2.0]

0.06

Insurance category

  

   None

0.28 [0.10, 0.78]

0.02

   Private

1.15 [0.86, 1.53]

0.35

   Medicare

1.88 [1.40, 2.51]

<0.001

   Medicaid

0.98 [0.68, 1.4]

0.91

   Military

1.78 [0.85, 3.70]

0.13

Income < $30,000

1.1 [0.8, 1.5]

0.55

Prescription coverage

0.9 [0.7, 1.1]

0.19

Body Mass Index

  

   BMI category (normal, overweight, obese)

0.8 [0.7, 1.0]

0.11

   Obese (BMI > 30)

0.8 [0.6, 1.0]

0.07

   Severe Obesity (BMI > 40)

0.6 [.04, 0.9]

0.01

Type of Cardiovascular Disease

  

   Any CVD

3.3 [2.4, 4.3]

<0.001

   Myocardial Infarction

6.7 [4.0, 11.3]

<0.001

   Stroke

2.1 [1.2, 3.5]

0.008

   Peripheral Vascular Disease

3.1 [1.7, 5.8]

<0.001

Number of PCP visits in previous month

1.04 [0.97, 1.11]

0.26

Duration of diabetes (in years)

1.01 [1.00, 1.03]

0.13