Research Article
Effects of Adherence to Statin Therapy on Health Care Outcomes and Utilizations in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study
Table 1
Characteristics of statin therapy population.
| | Variable | Study population (%)
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MPR 80 (%) () | P value |
| Medication possession ratio (MPR)
(Mean SD) | | | | | | Gender | | | | | | Women | 10825 (55.88) | 6610 (57.67) | 4215 (53.29) | <0.001 | | Men | 8546 (44.12) | 4852 (42.33) | 3694 (46.71) | | Age (mean SD) | | | | | | 45–54 | 4999 (25.81) | 3021 (26.36) | 1978 (25.01) | 0.100 | | 55–64 | 6028 (31.12) | 3552 (30.99) | 2476 (31.31) | | 65 | 8344 (43.07) | 4889 (42.65) | 3455 (43.68) | | Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) | | | | | | 0 | 7363 (38.01) | 4366 (38.09) | 2997 (37.89) | <0.001 | | 1 | 7866 (40.61) | 4511 (39.36) | 3355 (42.42) | | 2 | 4142 (21.38) | 2585 (22.55) | 1557 (19.69) | | Hospital type | | | | | | Medical center | 6718 (34.68) | 3546 (30.94) | 3172 (40.11) | <0.001 | | Regional hospital | 5877 (30.34) | 3419 (29.83) | 2458 (31.08) | | District hospital | 3616 (18.67) | 2374 (20.71) | 1241 (15.70) | | Clinic | 3160 (16.31) | 2123 (18.52) | 1037 (13.11) | | Teaching status | | | | | | Nonteaching hospital | 6911 (35.68) | 4595 (40.09) | 2316 (29.28) | <0.001 | | Teaching hospital | 12460 (64.32) | 6867 (59.91) | 5593 (70.72) | | Urbanization | | | | | | Urban | 8411 (43.42) | 4933 (43.04) | 3478 (43.98) | <0.001 | | Suburban | 5812 (30.00) | 3342 (29.16) | 2470 (31.23) | | Rural | 5148 (26.58) | 3187 (27.80) | 1961 (24.79) | | Hospital ownership | | | | | | Public hospitals | 4954 (25.57) | 2835 (24.73) | 2119 (26.79) | <0.001 | | Private hospitals | 8288 (42.79) | 5369 (46.84) | 2919 (36.91) | | Nonprofit hospitals | 6129 (31.64) | 3258 (28.42) | 2871 (36.30) | | Hospitalization | | | | | | No | 12634 (65.22) | 6481 (56.54) | 6153 (77.80) | <0.001 | | Yes | 6737 (34.78) | 4981 (43.46) | 1756 (22.20) | | Total hospitalizations expenditures (mean) | 130905.90 | 123689.80 | 151374.80 | <0.001 | | Emergency visits | | | | | | No | 19262 (99.44) | 11408 (99.53) | 7854 (99.30) | 0.084 | | Yes | 109 (0.56) | 54 (0.47) | 55 (0.70) |
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P < 0.05; P < 0.01; P < 0.001.
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