Table 4 Odds ratios of achieving treatment targets comparing nursing follow-up to physician follow-up only

2005

Complete follow-up

4.08 ± 0.40

<0.001

3.87 ± 0.39

<0.001

1.97 ± 0.10

<0.001

1.96 ± 0.10

<0.001

HbA1c

0.86 ± 0.09

0.160

0.85 ± 0.08

0.097

0.89 ± 0.09

0.266

0.91 ± 0.10

0.383

LDL

1.44 ± 0.14

<0.001

1.41 ± 0.14

0.001

1.39 ± 0.14

0.001

1.34 ± 0.14

0.006

Systolic BP

0.71 ± 0.07

0.001

0.73 ± 0.07

0.004

0.74 ± 0.08

0.005

0.74 ± 0.08

0.007

2006

Complete follow-up

2.87 ± 0.27

<0.001

2.77 ± 0.26

<0.001

2.10 ± 0.21

<0.001

2.13 ± 0.21

<0.001

HbA1c

0.83 ± 0.08

0.062

0.79 ± 0.08

0.017

0.83 ± 0.08

0.060

0.83 ± 0.08

0.072

LDL

1.19 ± 0.11

0.070

1.15 ± 0.11

0.150

1.14 ± 0.11

0.169

1.08 ± 0.11

0.431

Systolic BP

0.64 ± 0.06

<0.001

0.68 ± 0.07

<0.001

0.68 ± 0.07

<0.001

0.67 ± 0.07

<0.001

2007

Complete follow-up

1.99 ± 0.18

<0.001

1.83 ± 0.17

<0.001

1.41 ± 0.07

<0.001

1.43 ± 0.07

<0.001

HbA1c

1.00 ± 0.09

0.969

0.91 ± 0.09

0.333

0.95 ± 0.09

0.647

0.95 ± 0.10

0.638

LDL

0.19 ± 0.11

0.069

1.09 ± 0.10

0.388

1.07 ± 0.10

0.4396

1.04 ± 0.10

0.705

Systolic BP

0.79 ± 0.07

0.001

0.79 ± 0.07

0.015

0.79 ± 0.07

0.014

0.79 ± 0.08

0.020

3 years

Complete follow-up

3.02 ± 0.42

<0.001

2.60 ± 0.37

<0.001

2.22 ± 0.32

<0.001

2.04 ± 0.31

<0.001