Table 4 Comparison of medical assistant vs. control group arm on overtime changes on diabetes processes of care and intermediate outcomes of care
Medical Assistant (MA) Arm (n = 644) | MA Control Group Arm (n = 2315) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre | Post | ∆ Over Time | Pre | Post | ∆ Over Time | Difference-in-Difference | |
Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) tested (%, 95 CI) | 96.1 (92.3, 99.9) | 97.1 (94.1, 100) | 1.0 (− 1.1, 3.0) | 88.0 (83.4, 92.6) | 93.8 (91.2, 96.4) | 5.8 (3.3, 8.2)*** | −4.8 (− 8.0, − 1.7)** |
HbA1c controlled below 8.0% (%, 95 CI) | 87.4 (83.7, 91.3) | 88.0 (84.2, 91.9) | 0.6 (− 3.2, 4.4) | 91.9 (90.5, 93.4) | 90.8 (89.3, 92.4) | −1.1 (− 2.4, 0.2) | 1.7 (− 2.3, 5.7) |
Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) tested (%, 95 CI) | 96.8 (93.3, 100) | 97.2 (94.2, 100) | 0.4 (− 1.4, 2.3) | 92.4 (89.1, 95.8) | 95.0 (92.6, 97.3) | 2.5 (1.0, 4.1)** | − 2.2 (− 4.5, 0.0) |
LDL-C- controlled below 100 mg/dL (%, 95 CI) | 47.6 (39.7, 55.4) | 56.0 (47.9, 64.1) | 8.4 (0.8, 16.0)* | 65.4 (61.6, 69.2) | 68.5 (64.8, 72.2) | 3.1 (0.2, 6.0)* | 5.3 (− 2.8, 13.4) |
Blood Pressure- controlled below 140/90 mmHg (%, 95 CI) | 65.1 (49.0, 81.2) | 69.0 (53.7, 84.3) | 3.9 (− 2.0, 9.8) | 64.2 (56.6, 71.8) | 65.3 (57.8, 72.8) | 1.1 (− 1.4, 3.6) | 2.8 (− 3.6, 9.2) |