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Aims/Introduction  The objective of the present study was to evaluate the risk of diabetic macrovascular complications and in‐hospital mortality among diabetic patients with irregular physician visits.    Materials and Methods  We carried out a health insurance‐based retrospective cohort study using claims data from diabetic patients who were newly hospitalized between  A pril 2010 and  S eptember 2010 among beneficiaries of the  F ukuoka  N ational  H ealth  I nsurance  O rganization.  R egular visits were defined as physician visits for diabetes mellitus at least every 3 months between  A pril 2009 and  M arch 2010, whereas other visits or no visits were defined as irregular visits. We assigned 5,940 patients to the regular visit or the irregular visit groups using propensity score matching. We compared in‐hospital mortality and hospitalization for diabetic macrovascular complications between the two groups by multiple logistic regression models.    Results  The irregular visit group had a significantly higher risk of hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction ( AMI ), ischemic heart diseases ( IHD s) except  AMI , all  IHD s, all strokes and diabetic macrovascular complications than did the regular visit group. Adjusted odds ratios for  AMI ,  IHD s except  AMI , all  IHD s, all strokes, and diabetic macrovascular complications were 3.52 (95% confidence interval [ CI ] 1.79–6.96), 1.25 (95%  CI  1.02–1.54), 1.37 (95%  CI  1.12–1.66), 1.29 (95%  CI  1.04–1.60), and 1.28 (95%  CI  1.10–1.48), respectively.    Conclusions  The present study shows that the irregular visit group had significantly higher risks of hospitalization for  IHD  and stroke among diabetic patients. Insurers need to motivate diabetic beneficiaries to make regular visits to physicians.

journal of diabetes investigation

Risk of hospitalization for diabetic macrovascular complications and in‐hospital mortality with irregular physician visits using propensity score matching