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Association between Income Levels and Irregular Physician Visit after a Health-check-up and its Consequent Effect on Glycemic Control among Employees: A Retrospective Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study.
Journal of Diabetes Investigation 2019 Februrary 14
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of income levels on physician visit patterns and to quantify the consequent impact of irregular physician visits on glycemic control, among employees' health insurance beneficiaries in Japan.
METHOD: We obtained specific health check-up data on untreated diabetes patients from the Fukuoka branch of the Japanese Health Insurance Association. We selected 2,981 insurance beneficiaries, and classified 650 and 2,331 patients into, respectively, the regular visit and irregular visit group. We implemented propensity score matching to select an adequate control group.
RESULTS: Compared to those with a standard monthly income lower than $2,000 (US$1 = ¥100), those with a higher monthly income were less likely to have irregular visits; $2,000 - 2,999: odds ratio 0.74 (95% confidence interval, 0.56 - 0.98), $3,000 - 3,999: 0.63 (0.46 - 0.87), and $5,000 or higher: 0.58 (0.39 - 0.86). After propensity score matching and adjusting for covariates, the irregular visit group tended to have poor glycemic control; increased in HbA1c ≥0.5: 1.90 (1.30 - 2.77), ≥1.0: 2.75 (1.56 - 4.82), and ≥20% relatively: CONCLUSION: We clarified that there was a significant relationship between income and irregular visits, and this consequently resulted in poor glycemic control. These findings would be useful for more effective disease management. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
METHOD: We obtained specific health check-up data on untreated diabetes patients from the Fukuoka branch of the Japanese Health Insurance Association. We selected 2,981 insurance beneficiaries, and classified 650 and 2,331 patients into, respectively, the regular visit and irregular visit group. We implemented propensity score matching to select an adequate control group.
RESULTS: Compared to those with a standard monthly income lower than $2,000 (US$1 = ¥100), those with a higher monthly income were less likely to have irregular visits; $2,000 - 2,999: odds ratio 0.74 (95% confidence interval, 0.56 - 0.98), $3,000 - 3,999: 0.63 (0.46 - 0.87), and $5,000 or higher: 0.58 (0.39 - 0.86). After propensity score matching and adjusting for covariates, the irregular visit group tended to have poor glycemic control; increased in HbA1c ≥0.5: 1.90 (1.30 - 2.77), ≥1.0: 2.75 (1.56 - 4.82), and ≥20% relatively: CONCLUSION: We clarified that there was a significant relationship between income and irregular visits, and this consequently resulted in poor glycemic control. These findings would be useful for more effective disease management. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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