Research Article
Treatment Adherence in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients from Argentina: A Multicenter Study
Table 5
Univariate analysis of variables associated with inadequate adherence to biologics.
| | Inadequate adherence group () | Adequate adherence group () | Univariate analysis | OR (CI95%) | |
| Gender (% male) | 35.29 (12/34) | 42.62 (52/122) | 0.74 (0.35-1.58) | 0.4 | Age, median (IQR) | 37 (22-69) | 37 (21-72) | N/A | 0.5 | Years since diagnosis, median (IQR) | 6 (1-33) | 6 (1-26) | N/A | 0.9 | Primary level of education (%) | 5.88 (2/34) | 9.01 (11/122) | 0.56 (0.12-2.62) | 0.4 | Live alone (%) | 11.76 (4/34) | 20.49 (25/122) | 0.48 (0.15-1.46) | 0.2 | Disability certificate (%) | 29.41 (10/34) | 30.32 (37/122) | 0.87 (0.39-1.94) | 0.7 | Health coverage (% union-funded health insurance) | 44.11 (15/34) | 51.64 (63/122) | 0.74 (0.35-1.54) | 0.4 | Smoking (%) | 11.76 (4/34) | 13.93 (17/122) | 0.96 (0.33-2.73) | 0.9 | History of IBD-related surgery (%) | 23.52 (8/34) | 18.03 (22/122) | 1.39 (0.56-3.49) | 0.6 | History of hospitalization due to IBD (%) | 55.88 (19/34) | 58.19 (71/122) | 0.87 (0.42-1.83) | 0.7 | >5 consultations in the last year (%) | 70.59 (24/34) | 63.93 (78/122) | 1.43 (0.64-3.2) | 0.3 | Satisfaction with number of consultations (%) | 76.47 (26/34) | 82.78 (101/122) | 0.71 (0.29-1.73) | 0.4 | Perception of easy contact (%) | 82.35 (28/34) | 85.24 (104/122) | 0.84 (0.31-2.24) | 0.7 | Satisfaction with gastroenterologist’s care (%) | 88.23 (30/34) | 90.98 (111/122) | 0.76 (0.23-2.49) | 0.6 | Communication with gastroenterologist via email or text messages (%) | 64.71 (22/34) | 70.49 (86/122) | 0.83 (0.38-1.81) | 0.6 | Use chronic medication for other indication than IBD (%) | 32.35 (11/34) | 27.05 (33/122) | 1.31 (0.6-2.86) | 0.4 |
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IBD: inflammatory bowel disease; IQR: interquartile range; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.
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