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Table 4 Odds ratios (with 95% confidence intervals) for patient-level characteristics associated with discordance between the measures of morbidity (self-report and Rx-Risk and Rx-Risk-V)

From: Agreement between self-reported morbidity and pharmacy claims data for prescribed medications in an older community based population

 

Hypertension

Heart Attack

Stroke

TIA

High Cholesterol

Heart Trouble

Cancer

Emotional Problems

Anxiety

Age (years)

1.01 (1.01–1.02)*

1.04 (1.03–1.05)*

1.04 (1.03–1.05)*

1.00 (1.02–1.10)

1.01 (1.00–1.01)

1.04 (1.03–1.05)*

1.02 (1.00–1.03)

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

Gender

 Male

         

 Female

0.94 (0.79–1.11)

0.88 (0.74–1.04)

0.62 (0.52–0.74)*

0.60 (0.45–0.80)*

0.68 (0.57–0.81)*

0.92 (0.77–1.09)

0.86 (0.65–1.14)

1.57 (1.29–1.92)*

1.66 (1.35–2.04)*

Marital Status

 Married

         

 Never Married

1.04 (0.79–1.37)

0.69 (0.52–0.92)*

0.69 (0.52–0.92)*

0.88 (0.54–1.42)

0.89 (0.67–1.10)

0.85 (0.65–1.13)

1.00 (0.65–1.55)

0.98 (0.72–1.35)

0.95 (0.69–1.32)

 Separated/Divorced

0.97 (0.69–1.35)

0.83 (0.59–1.17)

0.77 (0.55–1.08)

1.34 (0.76–2.36)

0.94 (0.67–1.30)

0.85 (0.61–1.19)

0.79 (0.44–1.40)

1.15 (0.82–1.61)

1.04 (0.73–1.47)

 Widowed

1.04 (0.84–1.30)

1.08 (0.86–1.34)

1.11 (0.89–1.38)

1.03 (0.72–1.48)

1.09 (0.87–1.37)

0.91 (0.73–1.14)

0.94 (0.65–1.33)

1.06 (0.82–1.35)

0.94 (0.73–1.22)

Education

 Primary/None

         

 Secondary

0.93 (0.78–1.13)

0.91 (0.83–1.20)

0.95 (0.78–1.15)

0.88 (0.64–1.20)

1.17 (0.97–1.40)

0.99 (0.82–1.19)

1.42 (1.04–1.92)

1.02 (0.83–1.25)

0.97 (0.78–1.20)

 Third/Higher Level

0.75 (0.59–0.96)*

1.13 (0.89–1.43)

1.14 (0.90–1.44)

0.78 (0.52–1.17)

1.12 (0.87–1.00)

0.91 (0.72–1.15)

1.37 (0.95–2.00)

0.86 (0.65–1.13)

0.83 (0.63–1.10)

Poor Delayed Recall (Yes)

0.97 (0.79–1.17)

1.04 (0.86–1.27)

0.98 (0.81–1.20)

0.75 (0.54–1.04)

0.99 (0.81–1.20)

0.90 (0.75–1.10)

1.00 (0.73–1.37)

1.18 (0.95–1.48)

1.22 (1.62–2.59)

Depression (Yes)

0.97 (0.77–1.23)

1.08 (0.85–1.36)

1.03 (0.81–1.30)

1.20 (0.82–1.75)

0.98 (0.77–1.20)

0.92 (0.73–1.16)

1.36 (0.96–1.94)

2.15 (1.71–2.70)*

2.05 (1.62–2.59)*

Polypharmacy (Yes)

1.81 (1.52–2.14)*

3.12 (2.64–3.70)*

4.13 (3.47–4.90)*

3.60 (2.69–4.79)*

1.40 (1.18–1.60)*

3.50 (2.97–4.17)*

1.28 (0.97–1.69)

1.16 (0.96–1.41)

1.20 (0.98–1.46)

 

Depression only

Stomach ulcers

Asthma

Arthritis (general)

Rheumatoid Arthritis only

Angina

Congestive Heart Failure

Abnormal Heart Rhythm

Lung Disease

Age

0.99 (0.98–1.00)

1.01 (1.00–1.02)

1.02 (0.99–1.06)

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

1.00 (0.98–1.03)

1.03 (1.02–1.05)*

1.06 (1.04–1.09)*

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

0.10 (0.97–1.02)

Gender

 Male

         

 Female

1.46 (1.19–1.79)*

1.09 (0.92–1.27)

0.77 (0.54–1.09)

1.02 (0.78–1.32)

1.11(0.86–1.44)

1.13 (0.91–1.4)

1.00 (0.73–1.34)

0.74 (0.54–1.03)

1.17 (0.91–1.50)

Marital Status

 Married

         

 Never Married

1.04 (0.75–1.43)

0.97 (0.75–1.25)

1.10 (0.65–1.87)

0.95 (0.64–1.41)

0.94(0.63–1.39)

1.01 (0.72–1.43)

1.26 (0.76–2.06)

0.64 (0.36–1.13)

1.09 (0.74–1.60)

 Separated/Divorced

1.24 (0.88–1.76)

1.01 (0.75–1.37)

1.28 (0.80–2.06)

0.94 (0.66–1.35)

0.79(0.55–1.14)

1.19 (0.68–2.07)

1.43 (0.64–3.21)

0.83 (0.34–2.02)

1.00 (0.53–1.89)

 Widowed

1.00 (0.77–1.29)

0.97 (0.79–1.20)

1.65 (0.96–2.82)

0.93 (0.60–1.44)

0.73(0.47–1.13)

0.86 (0.67–1.11)

1.06 (0.74–1.53)

0.88 (0.60–1.27)

0.81 (0.61–1.09)

Education

 Primary/None

         

 Secondary

1.05 (0.85–1.30)

1.12 (0.94–1.33)

0.90 (0.62–1.30)

0.98 (0.74–1.29)

1.04(0.78–1.37)

0.89 (0.71–1.13)

0.75 (0.53–1.06)

1.24 (0.89–1.75)

0.70 (0.53–0.92)

 Third/Higher Level

0.80 (0.60–1.07)

0.89 (0.71–1.11)

0.79 (0.48–1.33)

0.70(0.48–1.02)

0.74(0.51–1.07)

0.87 (0.65–1.15)

0.59 (0.37–0.95)

0.99 (0.64–1.54)

0.77 (0.56–1.07)

Poor Delayed Recall

1.25 (1.00–1.57)

1.11 (0.93–1.34)

0.76 (0.48–1.22)

1.06 (0.75–1.48)

0.89(0.64–1.25)

0.85 (0.68–1.07)

1.13 (0.82–1.56)

0.93 (0.67–1.30)

1.04 (0.80–1.32)

Depression (Yes)

2.34 (1.85–2.95)*

1.34 (1.09–1.67)*

1.30 (0.89–1.91)

1.36 (1.01–1.82)*

1.26(0.94–1.70)

1.00 (0.73–1.38)

1.71 (1.15–2.55)*

1.67 (1.10–2.50)*

1.47 (1.04–1.34)*

Polypharmacy

1.60 (1.31–1.95)*

2.17 (1.84–2.55)*

1.82 (1.29–2.58)*

0.79 (0.60–1.04)

1.11 (0.84–1.47)

1.88 (1.50–2.30)*

3.64 (2.67–4.93)*

3.28 (2.40–4.49)*

1.56 (1.23–1.97)*

 

Osteoporosis

Psychosis only

Incontinence

Pain

Pain (meds)

Age

1.01 (0.98–1.03)

1.01 (0.98–0.05)

1.02 (0.99–1.04)

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

Gender

 Male

     

 Female

5.20 (3.33–8.09)*

2.00 (1.34–2.97)*

2.13 (1.59–2.85)*

1.20 (0.97–1.50)

1.43 (1.13–1.80)*

Marital Status

 Married

     

 Never Married

0.76 (0.39–1.45)

1.10 (0.60–2.02)

1.04 (0.65–1.67)

1.19 (0.84–1.67)

1.43 (1.00–2.00)

 Separated/Divorced

0.77 (0.29–2.05)

1.71 (0.76–3.85)

1.37 (0.68–2.70)

1.20 (0.69–2.08)

1.19 (0.66–2.10)

 Widowed

1.07 (0.73–1.56)

0.85 (0.55–1.32)

1.25 (0.91–1.71)

0.94 (0.73–1.22)

0.88 (0.67–1.16)

Education

 Primary/None

     

 Secondary

1.15 (0.79–1.67)

0.68 (0.44–1.05)

1.10 (0.82–1.49)

0.80 (0.63–1.02)

0.83 (0.64–1.00)

 Third/Higher Level

1.23 (0.76–1.97)

0.89 (0.59–1.59)

1.07 (0.73–1.57)

1.00 (0.75–1.32)

0.78 (0.57–1.00)

Poor Delayed Recall

1.32 (0.92–1.89)

1.40 (0.96–2.06)

1.24 (0.93–1.65)

0.98 (0.78–1.23)

1.17 (0.92–1.40)

Depression (Yes)

1.36 (0.87–2.14)

2.00 (1.27–3.14)*

2.40 (1.70–3.40)*

1.59 (1.16–2.16)*

1.30 (0.93–1.80)

Polypharmacy

1.57 (1.14–2.20)*

1.27 (0.89–1.01)

1.92 (1.48–2.50)*

1.27 (1.03–1.56)*

1.49 (1.19–1.80)*

  1. Excluded diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, manic depression, cirrhosis, glaucoma, alcohol or substance abuse, and dementia as number of patients misreporting was small (N < 120)
  2. * p < 0.05