Effects of Adherence to Statin Therapy on Health Care Outcomes and Utilizations in Taiwan: A Population-Based Study

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression model for coronary artery disease hospitalization.

Variable	Odds ratio	95% CI	value
Medication possession ratio (MPR)
MPR < 80%	1
MPR 80%	0.93	0.85–1.03	0.16
Year
2002	1
2003	1.00	0.87–1.16	0.98
2004	1.00	0.87–1.15	0.95
2005	0.89	0.77–1.03	0.13
Gender
Women	1
Men	1.70	1.54–1.88	<0.001
Age (mean SD)
45–54	1
55–64	1.40	1.20–1.64	<0.001
65	2.47	2.15–2.84	<0.001
Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)
0	1
1	1.06	0.94–1.20	0.33
2	1.67	1.47–1.89	<0.001
Hospital type
Medical center	1
Regional hospital	0.93	0.82–1.04	0.21
District hospital	0.91	0.77–1.08	0.26
Clinic	0.53	0.41–0.69	<0.001
Teaching status
Nonteaching hospital	1
Teaching hospital	1.82	1.52–2.18	<0.001

< 0.05; < 0.01; < 0.001.