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Table 3 Reports of Any Unintentional Non-Adherence across Key Variables (N = 24,017)

From: Unintentional non-adherence to chronic prescription medications: How unintentional is it really?

 

Any unintentional non-adherence

 

N (%)

Age *

 

40–49

1,909 (79.0%)

50–59

6,029 (76.3%)

60–64

3,524 (71.6%)

65–69

2,629 (65.3%)

70 and up

2,741 (57.7%)

Gender

 

Male

8,157 (70.1%)

Female

8,675 (70.0%)

Race *

 

White

15,618 (69.7%)

Other

1,008 (76.5%)

Education *

 

High school or less

2,803 (66.6%)

Some college

6,710 (72.0%)

College degree

2,925 (70.0%)

Greater than college degree

4,394 (70.0%)

Employment Status *

 

Looking for a job

522 (78.9%)

Not looking for a job

1,308 (69.3%)

Retired

5,686 (62.8%)

Disabled

413 (74.5%)

Employed

8,903 (75.1%)

Income *

 

< 25K

2,308 (73.4%)

≥ 25K < 50K

4,125 (70.4%)

≥50K < 75K

3,471 (71.1%)

≥75K < 100K

2,252 (69.2%)

≥100K

2,948 (69.9%)

Self-Rated Health *

 

Poor/fair

5,913 (74.5%)

Good

7,104 (70.8%)

Very Good/Excellent

3,815 (63.0%)

Disease *

 

Asthma

1,338 (75.5%)

Diabetes

2,336 (75.4%)

Hyperlipidemia

3,209 (69.2%)

Osteoporosis

2,365 (77.0%)

Depression

783 (63.4%)

Hypertension

6,801 (66.7%)

Perceived Need for Medication *

 

Quartile 1 (Worst)

3,159 (75.5%)

Quartile 2

4,960 (74.7%)

Quartile 3

4,322 (70.7%)

Quartile 4 (Best)

4,391 (62.0%)

Perceived Medication Affordability *

Quartile 1 (Worst)

4,297 (82.2%)

Quartile 2

3,774 (72.9%)

Quartile 3

5,097 (68.3%)

Quartile 4 (Best)

3,664 (59.6%)

Perceived Medication Concerns *

 

Quartile 1 (Worst)

3,247 (77.6%)

Quartile 2

5,077 (73.6%)

Quartile 3

4,346 (70.7%)

Quartile 4 (Best)

4,162 (61.3%)

  1. * Pearson Chi-square statistic for the omnibus test is significant at p = 0.01.