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Table 2 Racial/ethnic disparities in nonadherence to statin medications among study groups

From: Effects of Medicare comprehensive medication review on racial/ethnic disparities in nonadherence to statin medications among patients with Alzheimer’s Disease: an observational analysis

 

CMR recipients

n = 155,850

CMR non-recipients

n = 467,550

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

Predisposing Factors

 Race/Ethnicity

  Blacks

1.29

1.23 – 1.36

1.24

1.21 – 1.28

  Hispanics

1.21

1.12 – 1.31

1.28

1.21 – 1.35

  Asians/Pacific Islanders

1.00

0.90 – 1.12

1.03

0.90 – 1.16

  Others

1.00

0.86 – 1.17

1.11

1.01 – 1.22

 Age

1.00

1.00 – 1.00

1.00

1.00 – 1.00

 Male

0.87

0.84 – 0.90

0.90

0.89 – 0.91

 Proportion of Married-Couple Familiesa

0.74

0.56 – 0.98

0.68

0.55 – 0.84

 Proportion of Education ≥ High Schoola

1.57

0.91 – 2.72

1.22

0.82 – 1.83

 Per Capita Income (in $1000)a

1.00

1.00 – 1.00

1.00

1.00 – 1.00

 Proportion of No Insurancea

2.24

1.34 – 3.75

3.39

2.46 – 4.66

 Year 2016

1.01

0.97 – 1.04

0.93

0.91 – 0.95

 Year 2017

0.82

0.79 – 0.85

0.79

0.77 – 0.81

Enabling Factors

 Metropolitan Statistical Areaa

0.98

0.94 – 1.03

1.05

1.02 – 1.08

 Health Professional Shortage Areaa

1.02

0.96 – 1.07

1.01

0.97 – 1.05

 Census Regionsa

  Midwest

1.00

0.95 – 1.06

1.02

0.98 – 1.08

  South

1.12

1.06 – 1.19

1.15

1.11 – 1.20

  West

0.96

0.88 – 1.06

1.02

0.94 – 1.10

Need Factor

 Risk Adjustment Summary Score

1.19

1.18 – 1.20

1.21

1.20 – 1.22

  1. Reference groups for categorical variables: Non-Hispanic Whites, female, year 2015, non-Metropolitan Statistical Area, non-Health Professional Shortage Area, and Northeast region. Robust standard errors clustered at county level
  2. Abbreviation: CMR Comprehensive Medication Review
  3. aCommunity-level factors