Table 2

Bivariate Associations with Anti-Platelet Use in Adults 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

Miller et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2005 4:18   doi:10.1186/1475-2840-4-18