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. 2018 Nov;24(11):10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.11.1146. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2018.24.11.1146
Data Type Variable Name Full Model Model Without Medical Information
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Demographics Age 1.015 1.012-1.017 1.017 1.015-1.020
Female gender 0.730 0.695-0.767 0.765 0.733-0.799
Health services use Physician visits 1.005 1.003-1.007
Hospitalizations 1.066 1.017-1.118
Colonoscopy 1.074 0.999-1.155
Mammography 1.206 1.137-1.280
Vaccinations 1.104 1.062-1.147
Comorbidities PVD 0.885 0.787-0.996
Prior liver disease 0.869 0.783-0.964
Renal dysfunction 0.911 0.826-1.005
Recent MI 2.322 1.921-2.806
Previous stroke 1.833 1.471-2.285
Ischemic heart disease 1.163 1.081-1.252
Diabetes 0.905 0.835-0.980
Cancer 1.063 1,000-1.131
Drug use ACEIs 0.997 0.950-1.047 0.982 0.936-1.031
Antidiabetics 0.922 0.848-1.003 0.834 0.790-0.881
Antiparkinson agents 0.820 0.692-0.971 0.816 0.690-0.966
Antiplatelets 0.886 0.791-0.993 0.957 0.859-1.066
ARBs 0.869 0.819-0.923 0.885 0.834-0.938
Calcium channel blockers 0.852 0.806-0.900 0.849 0.804-0.897
Digoxin 0.724 0.569-0.922 0.742 0.583-0.945
Loop diuretics 1.040 0.939-1.152 1.043 0.943-1.153
NSAIDs 0.944 0.895-0.995 0.924 0.876-0.973
Oral anticoagulants 1.304 1.157-1.471 1.415 1.259-1.591
SSRIs 1.000 0.947-1.057 0.997 0.944-1.053
TCAs 1.203 1.063-1.362 1.168 1.032-1.321
Thiazide diuretics 0.987 0.938-1.039 0.976 0.927-1.027
Nonstatin lipid-lowering drugs 1.490 1.354-1.641 1.486 1.351-1.634
Number of any drug 1.008 1.005-1.010 1.010 1.008-1.012
Prescription burden Number of unique drug type 0.949 0.941-0.957 0.962 0.955-0.969
Number of concurrently prescribed drugs as the index statin 1.089 1.075-1.103 1.086 1.072-1.100
Number of drugs among those listed above 0.999 0.996-1.002 0.998 0.995-1.001
Refill synchronization 0.865 0.777-0.963 0.825 0.742-0.918
Sum of copayment for drugs 1.000 1.000-1.000
Benefit plan type EPO vs. PPO 0.722 0.635-0.820 0.723 0.636-0.821
HMO vs. PPO 0.896 0.783-1.026 0.900 0.787-1.030
IND vs. PPO 1.072 0.917-1.253 1.052 0.901-1.228
Other vs. PPO 1.155 0.662-2.012 1.184 0.680-2.064
POS vs. PPO 0.906 0.805-1.020 0.904 0.804-1.017
Index statin information Copay amount 0.996 0.994-0.997 0.996 0.995-0.997
Days supply 1.007 1.006-1.008 1.006 1.005-1.007
High-dose statin (no vs. yes) 1.289 1.192-1.394 1.219 1.129-1.317
Previous medication adherence Mean PDC 5.985 5.410-6.621 6.081 5.500-6.722

ACEI = angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, ARBs = angiotensin II receptor blockers; CI = confidence interval; EPO = exclusive provider organization; HMO = health maintenance organization; IND = individual health plan; MI = myocardial infarction; NSAIDS = nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; OR = odds ratio; PDC = proportion of days covered; POS = point-of-service; PPO = preferred provider organization; PVD = peripheral vascular disease; SSRIs = selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; TCAs = tricyclic antidepressants.