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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios and associated 95% confidence intervals for the perceived likelihood of often/sometimes/rarely/never vs. always and sometimes/rarely/never vs. often receiving the access to treatment needed to manage CHCs

From: Age, gender, and current living status were associated with perceived access to treatment among Canadians using a cross sectional survey

Variable of Interest

OR1a

OR2b

ORcumulative

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Age

 < 35 years

1

 

1

 

1

 

 35 - 44 years

0.21

0.07, 0.66*

0.89

0.31, 2.54

0.48

0.24, 0.97*

 45 - 54 years

0.30

0.10, 0.91*

1.24

0.49, 3.18

0.65

0.34, 1.26

 55 - 64 years

0.31

0.10, 0.96*

1.84

0.69, 4.94

0.81

0.41, 1.61

> 65 years

0.13

0.04, 0.41*

1.24

0.40, 3.80

0.38

0.18, 0.78*

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Female

1.28

0.76, 2.17

2.09

1.15, 3.77*

1.50

1.04, 2.16*

Household income

 < $50,000

1

 

1

 

1

 

 $50,000 to $74,999

0.75

0.38, 1.49

0.71

0.33, 1.52

0.75

0.47, 1.21

 $75,000 to $99,999

0.89

0.36, 2.22

0.47

0.17, 1.31

0.72

0.38, 1.37

> $100,000

1.05

0.38, 2.90

0.37

0.12, 1.09

0.68

0.34, 1.38

 Prefer not to say

1.27

0.51, 3.18

0.56

0.21, 1.51

0.92

0.49, 1.73

Marital status

 Single

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Common-law/Married

0.92

0.38, 2.23

1.37

0.52, 3.60

1.05

0.57, 1.94

 Divorced/Separated/Wi-dowed/Prefer not to say

0.49

0.21, 1.14

1.36

0.58, 3.19

0.74

0.42, 1.29

Residence

 Urban

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Rural

1.07

0.56, 2.04

0.58

0.28, 1.22

0.85

0.53, 1.35

Currently live with another person

 Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

 No

2.40

1.04, 5.53*

1.43

0.56, 3.67

1.80

1.00, 3.25

Private Insurance

 Yes

1

 

1

 

1

 

 No

1.08

0.63, 1.86

1.08

0.59, 1.97

1.09

0.74, 1.58

Number of different types of prescription medications currently taking

< 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

 2

1.28

0.50, 3.28

1.04

0.36, 3.02

1.09

0.57, 2.12

 3

1.34

0.50, 3.58

1.20

0.38, 3.76

1.20

0.60, 2.41

> 4

1.48

0.61, 3.59

0.52

0.19, 1.41

1.02

0.55, 1.91

Self-rated Health

 Good

1

 

1

 

1

 

 Excellent

0.85

0.21, 3.50

0.34

0.06, 1.91

0.69

0.24, 1.99

 Very Good

0.89

0.48, 1.66

1.12

0.54, 2.33

1.03

0.66, 1.61

 Fair

1.07

0.55, 2.07

1.76

0.84, 3.70

1.45

0.91, 2.31

 Poor

1.31

0.41, 4.17

1.33

0.48, 3.74

1.17

0.57, 2.40

Number of CHCsc

 1

1

 

1

 

1

 

 2

1.52

0.79, 2.91

1.27

0.61, 2.63

1.33

0.84, 2.10

 ≥3

2.03

0.90, 4.57

1.30

0.53, 3.20

1.50

0.86, 2.60

Type of Chronic Health Condition (CHC)

 Diagnosed with Diabetes

      

  No

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Yes

0.79

0.41, 1.53

0.60

0.26, 1.36

0.76

0.47, 1.22

 Diagnosed with Heart Disease, Stroke, or High Blood Pressure

  No

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Yes

0.76

0.41, 1.38

0.91

0.46, 1.80

0.85

0.56, 1.29

 Diagnosed with Cancer

  No

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Yes

0.73

0.32, 1.68

0.67

0.25, 1.79

0.70

0.39, 1.26

Perceived Affordability

      

 Summary of perceived affordability

  Did not perceive affordability as having worsened

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Worsened somewhat

0.98

0.47, 2.04

1.07

0.43, 2.65

1.02

0.59, 1.75

  Worsened moderately

2.17

1.03, 4.58*

1.93

0.79, 4.68

1.92

1.13, 3.25*

  Worsened a lot

2.35

0.99, 5.56

2.22

0.84, 5.85

2.25

1.22, 4.15*

  Worsened completely

1.92

0.83, 4.39

1.52

0.62, 3.74

1.82

1.02, 3.26*

Type of Care Received

 Work with doctor or team of HCPs to manage CHC(s)

  Doctor

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Team

1.21

0.62, 2.37

0.58

0.26, 1.29

0.89

0.55, 1.44

  Neither

1.85

0.73, 4.74

1.36

0.57, 3.24

1.82

0.99, 3.37

 Receive the support needed from HCPs to manage CHC(s)

  Always

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Often

3.35

1.81, 6.19*

1.43

0.53, 3.82

2.86

1.75, 4.68*

  Sometimes/Rarely/Never

5.01

2.37, 10.60*

3.75

1.31, 10.72*

5.47

3.09, 9.70*

 Have access to the information needed to manage CHC(s)

  Always

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Often

6.43

3.59, 11.53*

0.56

0.24, 1.34

3.21

2.02, 5.10*

  Sometimes/Rarely/Never

19.27

8.35, 44.45*

4.40

1.78,10.85*

14.71

8.25, 26.24*

Emergency Room (ER) Visits

 ER visit due to CHC(s)

  Never

1

 

1

 

1

 

  ≤12 months

1.67

0.63, 4.40

2.13

0.74, 6.16

2.19

1.09, 4.41*

  >12 months

1.31

0.77, 2.22

1.05

0.58, 1.91

1.17

0.81, 1.70

Adherence Variable

 Adherence to medications

  High

1

 

1

 

1

 

  Medium

1.78

0.97, 3.26

0.91

0.45, 1.84

1.36

0.88, 2.09

  Low

1.49

0.59, 3.75

1.72

0.69, 4.29

1.51

0.83, 2.76

  No prescription medications taken on a regular basis/Missing

2.00

0.76, 5.23

1.04

0.37, 2.97

1.48

0.75, 2.90

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05
  2. aOR1 represent odds ratio comparing the Often/Sometimes/Rarely/Never has access versus the Always has access
  3. bOR2 represent odds ratio comparing the Sometimes/Rarely/Never has access versus the Often has access
  4. cThe variable with information about the number of CHCs was included despite showing non-significant values in a few initial models to ensure comparability between our analysis and that of a previous study [8]