Research Article
Effects of Adherence to Statin Therapy on Health Care Outcomes and Utilizations in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 3
Multivariate logistic regression model for all-cause hospitalization.
| Variable | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P value |
| Medication possession ratio (MPR) | | | | MPR 80% | 1 | | | MPR 80% | 0.32 | 0.30–0.35 | <0.001 | Gender | | | | Women | 1 | | | Men | 1.27 | 1.19–1.35 | <0.001 | Age (mean SD) | | | | 45–54 | 1 | | | 55–64 | 1.28 | 1.17–1.40 | <0.001 | 65 | 2.34 | 2.15–2.54 | <0.001 | Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) | | | | 0 | 1 | | | 1 | 1.33 | 1.23–1.43 | <0.001 | 2 | 2.42 | 2.22–2.64 | <0.001 | Hospital type | | | | Medical center | 1 | | | Regional hospital | 0.96 | 0.88–1.04 | 0.285 | District hospital | 0.87 | 0.88–1.04 | 0.011 | Clinic | 0.62 | 0.78–0.97 | <0.001 | Teaching status | | | | Nonteaching hospital | 1 | | | Teaching hospital | 1.32 | 1.18–1.47 | <0.001 | Urbanization | | | | Urban | 1 | | | Suburban | 1.09 | 1.01–1018 | 0.035 | Rural | 1.24 | 1.14–1.35 | <0.001 | Hospital ownership | | | | Public hospitals | 1 | | | Private hospitals | 1.02 | 0.94–1.12 | 0.553 | Nonprofit hospitals | 1.05 | 0.96–1.15 | 0.249 |
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