Table 4 Logistic regression for prescription access among adults with kidney disease (KD) by geographical status

 Northeast (ref)

–

–

–

 Midwest

0.77

0.47–1.24

0.284

 South

0.68

0.46–1.0

0.051

 West

0.64

0.40–1.02

0.064

Age

 Age 18–44 (ref)

–

–

–

 Age 45–64

1.21

0.83–1.76

0.310

 Age 65–85

2.6***

1.65–4.06

<0.001

Gender

 Female

0.85

0.64–1.13

0.278

Race/ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic White (ref)

–

–

–

 Non-Hispanic Black

1.13

0.80–1.61

0.463

 Hispanic

1.5*

1.0–2.18

0.049

 Others

0.97

0.51–1.82

0.934

Marital Status

 Married (ref)

–

–

–

 Not married ^a

0.57**

0.39–0.82

0.003

 Never married

0.84

0.54–1.29

0.436

Education

  < High school (ref)

–

–

–

 High school

1.26

0.87–1.81

0.209

 College or more

1.43

0.98–2.09

0.059

Insurance Status

 Private (ref)

–

–

–

 Public insured

0.77

0.53–1.11

0.164

 Uninsured

0.36***

0.23–0.56

<0.001

MSA status

 MSA

0.95

0.66–1.36

0.807

Poverty Category

 Poor/NEA (ref)

–

–

–

 Low Income

1.14

0.75–1.72

0.519

 Middle Income

1.14

0.77–1.70

0.500

 High Income

1.22

0.75–1.96

0.408

Chronic Conditions ^b

 Diabetes

0.67*

0.50–0.91

0.011

 Hypertension

0.72

0.51–1.0

0.051

 CVD

0.80

0.57–1.13

0.214

 Stroke

1.06

0.70–1.61

0.763

 Emphysema

0.88

0.47–1.65

0.705

 Joint Pain

0.55***

0.39–0.76

<0.001

 Arthritis

1.05

0.75–1.45

0.759

 Asthma

0.51**

0.35–0.75

0.001

Year

 Year 2002/03 (ref)

–

–

–

 Year 2004/05

1.30

0.87–1.94

0.193

 Year 2006/07

1.65*

1.08–2.52

0.019

 Year 2008/09

2.02**

1.32–3.10

0.001

 Year 2010/11

1.50

0.96–2.35

0.074