Research Article

Assessment of Real-Life Outcomes in Schizophrenia Patients according to Compliance

Table 3

Drivers of patient compliance.

Odds ratio (95% CI) value

Age1.01 (1.00, 1.02)0.054
Gender
 Male1 (base)
 Female1.08 (0.83, 1.39)0.580
BMI1.02 (1.00, 1.04)0.203
Employment
 Employed1 (base)
 Unemployed0.50 (0.35, 0.71)<0.001
Number of comorbidities0.91 (0.82, 1.00)0.045
Caregiver status
 No caregiver1 (base)
 Nonprofessional caregiver1.06 (0.72, 1.54)0.781
 Professional caregiver1.30 (0.77, 2.19)0.329
Number of hospitalizations in the past 12 months0.59 (0.43, 0.80)0.001
Change in the treatment regimen
 No change1 (base)
 Change0.56 (0.40, 0.80)0.001
CGI overall impression of illness severity
 Mild1 (base)
 Moderate0.90 (0.60, 1.35)0.593
 Severe0.57 (0.32, 1.05)0.070

Logistic regression analysis, with compliance used as the dependent variable. Results were based on 994 observations. Odds ratios are based on the patient being always compliant (always , sometimes ). Abbreviations: CGI = Clinical Global Impression; CI = confidence interval.