Provider Discussion, Education, and Question-Asking about Control Medications during Pediatric Asthma Visits

Table 3

Generalized estimating equation results predicting provider discussion of and education about control medications (𝑁=296).

Independent variables	Any discussion	Any education
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Child’s severity of asthma, moderate severe	2.87 (1.69, 4.87)***	2.30 (1.58, 3.34)***
Years living with asthma	1.00 (1.00, 1.00)	1.00 (1.00, 1.00)
Taking a control medication	3.35 (1.59, 7.08)**	1.23 (0.53, 2.87)
Child age in years	0.90 (0.75, 1.08)	0.87 (0.79, 0.96)**
Child gender, female	0.58 (0.30, 1.12)	0.85 (0.54, 1.33)
Child race, White	1.37 (0.54, 3.47)	1.16 (0.57, 2.36)
How well child feels provider knows them as a person	0.90 (0.60, 1.36)	0.92 (0.73, 1.17)
Caregiver years of education	1.04 (0.90, 1.22)	1.02 (0.92, 1.13)
Provider race, White	1.71 (0.51, 5.82)	1.36 (0.53, 3.47)
Provider age	0.99 (0.93, 1.04)	1.00 (0.96, 1.30)
Provider gender, female	0.85 (0.31, 2.35)	0.70 (0.27, 1.84)
Length of visit	1.00 (1.00, 1.00)	1.00 (1.00, 1.00)
Reason for visit, asthma related	3.66 (2.05, 6.53)***	2.33 (1.52, 3.58)***

** 𝑃<.01, ***𝑃<.001.