Factors Affecting the Outcome Indicators in Patients with Stroke

Kim, Sun Hee; Lee, Hae Jong

doi:10.4332/kjhpa.2015.25.1.31

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“…Akaike information criterion (AIC) were used as the informational criterion for multilevel model selection. The information criterion is based on −2 log likelihood, and a model with a lower value is judged to have a better fit than a model with a higher value, regardless of the rate of exponential decay [ 16 ]. Statistical significance was set at the level of p<0.05 in all cases.…”

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Factors affecting screening for diabetic complications in the community: a multilevel analysis

Han

Kim

et al. 2016

Epidemiol Health

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OBJECTIVES:The objective of the present study was to identify the factors that affect screening for diabetic complications by sex in the community.METHODS:This study used individual-level data from the 2013 Community Health Survey (CHS) for 20,806 (male, 9,958; female, 10,848) adults aged 30 years or older who were diagnosed with diabetes. Community-level data for 253 communities were derived from either CHS or national statistics. A chi-square test and multilevel logistic regression analysis was performed.RESULTS:There were significant differences in the rate of screening for diabetic complications according to individual-level and community-level variables. In the multilevel analysis, the community-level variance ratio of the null model was 7.4% and 9.2% for males and females, respectively. With regard to community-level variables, males were affected by the city type, number of physicians, and their living environment, while females were affected by number of physicians, natural and living environments, and public transportation.CONCLUSIONS:The factors that influenced individual willingness to undergo screening for diabetic complications differed slightly by sex; however, both males and females were more likely to undergo screening when they recognized their health status as poor or when they actively sought to manage their health conditions. Moreover, in terms of community-level variables, both males and females were affected by the number of physicians. It is essential to provide sufficient and ongoing opportunities for education on diabetes and its management through collaboration with local communities and primary care medical centers.

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