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Table 2 Odds ratio of socio-demographic and economic factors in regard poor treatment adherence

From: Factors related to poor adherence in Latvian asthma patients

 

MARS 5-item scale

Univariate

ORa

(95% CIb)

Age

0.98

(0.97–1.00)

Female sex

1.58

(0.96–2.60)

Education

 Basic or secondary

1

ref

 Vocational

1.79

(1.03–3.11)

 Higher

1.27

(0.75–2.16)

Income

  < 300 €/month

1

ref

 300–550 €/month

0.86

(0.48–1.55)

 550–750 €/month

0.80

(0.41–1.59)

  > 750 €/month

0.87

(0.38–2.03)

Asthma medication

 Corticosteroids

0.57

(0.35–0.91)

 Corticosteriods+beta 2 mimetic

1.93

(1.18–3.16)

  1. aOdds ratio
  2. bConfidence interval