Medication and Dietary Supplement Interactions among a Low-Income, Hospitalized Patient Population Who Take Cardiac Medications

Table 4

Adjusted multivariable logistic regression reporting factors associated with participants with and without potentially harmful dietary supplement-prescription medication use^*.

Number of observations used: 524 participant characteristics	Odds ratio (95% CI)	value
Number of oral products	1.07 (1.03, 1.11)	0.0009
Annual household income
$10,00029,999 versus none to $9,999	0.70 (0.38, 1.29)	0.33
$30,00049,999 versus none to $9,999	0.30 (0.10, 0.76)	0.09
$50,000+ versus none to $9,999	0.49 (0.20, 1.10)	0.61
Missing/refused versus none to $9,999	0.58 (0.33, 0.998)	0.94
Education
High school versus college	0.47 (0.28, 0.79)	0.0015
Less than high school versus college	1.00 (0.57, 1.76)	0.14
Insurance
Government/free care versus private	0.82 (0.51, 1.34)	0.42
Illegal drug use
Yes versus no	0.59 (0.31, 1.07)	0.098

^*Adjusted model for age and gender.