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Table 8 Factors that influenced medication adherence using multivariate logistic regression

From: Medical behaviours and medication adherence of older hypertensive patients in different medical insurance programs in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

One medication

≥ 2 medications

Male, ref = Female

1.18*(1.18,1.19)

1.09*(1.07,1.11)

Age, ref = 60 ~ 74

  

 75 ~ 89

1.01*(1.00,1.02)

1.00(0.98,1.02)

 ≥ 90

0.94*(0.92,0.97)

0.97(0.91,1.03)

UEBMI, ref = URRBMI

2.25*(2.22,2.27)

1.50*(1.47,1.54)

Hospital level, ref = Level 1

  

 Level 3

1.39*(1.36,1.41)

1.20*(1.16,1.25)

 Level 2

1.18*(1.15,1.20)

0.95*(0.91,0.99)

 No level

1.13*(1.11,1.15)

1.21*(1.16,1.25)

Hospital type, ref = Community hospital

  

 Comprehensive hospital

1.10*(1.08,1.12)

1.11*(1.07,1.15)

 Specialized hospital

1.14*(1.11,1.17)

1.29*(1.22,1.35)

 Traditional Chinese medicine hospital

0.89*(0.87,0.91)

0.95*(0.91,1.00)

Grassroots medical institution visit, yes

1.19*(1.17,1.21)

1.05*(1.01,1.09)

Cross-district visit, yes

0.97*(0.96,0.98)

1.02*(1.00,1.04)

Number of hospitals visited, ref = 1

  

 2

1.27*(1.26,1.28)

0.98*(0.96,0.99)

 ≥ 3

2.00*(1.97,2.02)

1.10*(1.06,1.14)

  1. UEBMI, Urban Employee Basic Medical Insurance; URRBMI, Urban‒Rural Resident Basic Medical Insurance. Outside the bracket is the odds ratio (OR), and inside the bracket is its 95% confidence interval (CI). * statistically significant