From: Unintentional non-adherence to chronic prescription medications: How unintentional is it really?
 | Forget to Take Medication | Run Out of Medication | Careless at Times Taking Medication | Any unintentional non-adherence | ||||
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 | OR | CI | OR | CI | OR | CI | OR | CI |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
40–49 | 1.71* | 1.52–1.93 | 2.21* | 1.94–2.51 | 1.47* | 1.28–1.68 | 1.95* | 1.71–2.23 |
50–59 | 1.57* | 1.44–1.72 | 2.00* | 1.81–2.20 | 1.24* | 1.11–1.37 | 1.78* | 1.62–1.95 |
60–64 | 1.45* | 1.32–1.58 | 1.61* | 1.46–1.78 | 1.17†| 1.05–1.30 | 1.53* | 1.39–1.68 |
65–69 | 1.28* | 1.17–1.40 | 1.29* | 1.16–1.43 | 1.14^ | 1.02–1.27 | 1.31* | 1.20–1.44 |
Female gender | .89* | .84–.94 | .97 | .91–1.03 | 1.04 | .97–1.11 | .91†| .85–.97 |
White race | .90 | .80–1.02 | .74* | .66–.84 | .85^ | .75–.96 | .88 | .77–1.01 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
High school or less | .79* | .72–.87 | .78* | .70–.85 | .77* | .69–.85 | .75* | .68–.82 |
Some college | .94 | .88–1.01 | .93 | .86–1.00 | .91^ | .84–.99 | .93 | .86–1.00 |
College degree | .93 | .86–1.02 | .93 | .85–1.01 | .90^ | .82–.99 | .93 | .85–1.02 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Looking for a job | .90 | .76–1.06 | 1.04 | .88–1.23 | .95 | .79–1.14 | .95 | .78–1.16 |
Not looking for a job | .74* | .67–.83 | .67* | .60–.75 | .75* | .67–.85 | .68* | .61–.77 |
Retired | .78* | .73–.84 | .67* | .62–.72 | .75* | .69–.81 | .72* | .67–.78 |
Disabled | .82^ | .68–.98 | .84 | .70–1.01 | .86 | .70–1.05 | .79^ | .64–.97 |
Income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
< 25 K | .99 | .90–1.09 | 1.74* | 1.58–1.94 | 1.07 | .96–1.20 | 1.21* | 1.09–1.35 |
≥ 25K < 50K | .98 | .90–1.06 | 1.35* | 1.24–1.46 | 1.06 | .97–1.16 | 1.09^ | 1.00–1.18 |
≥50K < 75K | 1.05 | .97–1.14 | 1.20* | 1.10–1.30 | 1.03 | .94–1.13 | 1.12^ | 1.03–1.22 |
≥75K < 100K | .98 | .89–1.07 | 1.05 | .95–1.16 | 1.07 | .97–1.19 | 1.00 | .91–1.10 |
Self-Rated Health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Poor/fair | 1.16* | 1.07–1.25 | 1.70* | 1.57–1.85 | 1.60* | 1.46–1.76 | 1.31* | 1.21–1.42 |
Good | 1.18* | 1.10–1.26 | 1.34* | 1.24–1.45 | 1.33* | 1.22–1.45 | 1.25* | 1.16–1.34 |
Disease | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Asthma | .92 | .83–1.03 | 1.36* | 1.21–1.52 | 1.18†| 1.05–1.33 | 1.18†| 1.04–1.33 |
Diabetes | 1.37* | 1.26–1.50 | 1.23* | 1.12–1.34 | 1.36* | 1.24–1.50 | 1.38* | 1.25–1.52 |
Hyperlipidemia | 1.05 | .97–1.13 | .96 | .89–1.04 | 1.08 | .99–1.17 | 1.06 | .98–1.14 |
Osteoporosis | 1.18* | 1.08–1.30 | 1.47* | 1.34–1.61 | 1.30* | 1.17–1.43 | 1.31* | 1.19–1.45 |
Depression | .97 | .85–1.10 | .94 | .82–1.09 | 1.14 | .98–1.33 | .95 | .83–1.08 |
Perceived Need for Medication | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Quartile 1 | 1.46* | 1.33–1.60 | 1.41* | 1.27–1.55 | 1.91* | 1.72–2.13 | 1.47* | 1.32–1.62 |
Quartile 2 | 1.46* | 1.35–1.57 | 1.38* | 1.26–1.50 | 1.55* | 1.41–1.70 | 1.51* | 1.39–1.64 |
Quartile 3 | 1.32* | 1.23–1.43 | 1.22* | 1.20–1.32 | 1.34* | 1.22–1.47 | 1.33* | 1.22–1.44 |
Perceived Medication Affordability | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Quartile 1 | 1.29* | 1.18–1.41 | 4.65* | 4.24–5.11 | 1.34* | 1.21–1.48 | 2.32* | 2.10–2.55 |
Quartile 2 | 1.21* | 1.11–1.31 | 2.30* | 2.10–2.52 | 1.23* | 1.12–1.36 | 1.42* | 1.31–1.55 |
Quartile 3 | 1.16* | 1.08–1.25 | 1.55* | 1.42–1.69 | 1.10^ | 1.01–1.21 | 1.23* | 1.14–1.32 |
Perceived Medication Concerns | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | ||
Quartile 1 | 1.25* | 1.13–1.38 | 1.06 | .95–1.17 | 1.25* | 1.11–1.39 | 1.27* | 1.14–1.41 |
Quartile 2 | 1.20* | 1.11–1.30 | 1.01 | .93–1.11 | 1.18†| 1.08–1.31 | 1.19* | 1.09–1.30 |
Quartile 3 | 1.20* | 1.11–1.30 | 1.00 | .92–1.09 | 1.14†| 1.03–1.25 | 1.19* | 1.10–1.29 |