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

Table 4

Poisson generalized estimating equation results predicting the number of questions providers ask about control medications (𝑁=296).

Independent variables	β (95% CI)
Child’s severity of asthma, moderate severe	0.19 (−0.32, 0.70)
Years living with asthma	0.00 (−0.00, 0.00)
Taking a control medication	1.15 (0.22, 2.07)*
Child age in years	0.19 (0.10, 0.29)***
Child gender, female	0.39 (−0.12, 0.89)
Child race, White	−0.41 (−0.83, 0.01)
How well child feels provider knows them as a person	0.06 (−0.14, 0.25)
Caregiver years of education	0.01 (−0.10, 0.13)
Provider race, White	0.17 (−0.61, 0.95)
Provider age	−0.02 (−0.06, 0.01)
Provider gender, female	−0.36 (−1.02, 0.30)
Length of visit	0.00 (−0.00, 0.00)
Reason for visit, asthma related	0.00 (−0.00, 0.00)

* 𝑃<.05, ***𝑃<.001.