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. 2024 Jun 11;24:652. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05631-8

Table 5.

Univariate and multivariate analysis for medication adherence

Variables Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
OR 95%CI P OR 95%CI P
Knowledge score 1.07 1.03,1.11  < 0.001 1.06 1.02, 1.10 0.003
Attitude score 1.20 1.12,1.29  < 0.001 1.16 1.08, 1.25  < 0.001
Gender
 Male 0.82 0.58,1.17 0.274
 Female Ref
Age, years
 16–35 0.47 0.23,0.94 0.032 0.38 0.18, 0.78 0.009
 36–45 0.75 0.40,1.40 0.366 0.62 0.32, 1.19 0.149
 46–60 0.98 0.52,1.81 0.936 0.84 0.44, 1.59 0.587
  ≥ 61 Ref Ref
Marital Status
 Married 1.43 0.76, 2.69 0.264
 Single 1.63 0.78, 3.39 0.191
 Divorced/Widowed
Residence
 Rural 0.98 0.56, 1.72 0.952
 Urban 1.10 0.69, 1.73 0.694
 Suburban Ref
Education
 Elementary school or below 0.87 0.21, 3.71 0.518
 Junior high school 1.10 0.39, 3.11 0.856
 High school/Technical school 1.37 0.50,3.78 0.855
 College/Undergraduate 1.39 0.51,3.75 0.543
 Master’s degree or above Ref
Employment
 Employed (full time) 0.89 0.43, 1.84 0.748
 Unemployed 0.85 0.37, 1.97 0.705
 Retired 0.91 0.42, 1.96 0.802
 Self-employed/Freelancer/Part-time 0.62 0.28, 1.35 0.227
 Full-time homemaker/housewife Ref
Student
 Per Capita Income, CNY 0.83 0.49, 1.43 0.507
  ≤ 2000 0.55 0.28, 1.06 0.076
 2001–5000 0.76 0.44, 1.31 0.316
 5001–10000 0.93 0.51, 1.71 0.821
 10,001–20000 Ref
Smoking habit
 Yes 1.00 0.51, 1.97 0.998
 Former smoker 0.87 0.58, 1.30 0.496
 No
Health Insurance
 Only social medical insurance (e.g., employee medical insurance, “New Rural Cooperative Medical System,” “Urban Resident Basic Medical Insurance) 0.52 0.06, 4.80 0.566
 Only commercial medical insurance 0.42 0.03, 6.75 0.543
 Both social medical insurance and commercial medical insurance 0.36 0.04, 3.51 0.380
 No insurance Ref
Times of kidney transplant surgeries
 1 3.12 1.04, 9.34 0.042 3.97 1.28, 12.38 0.017
 2 Ref Ref
For your first kidney transplant, how long has it been since the surgery
  < 1 year 1.74 0.94, 3.20 0.076
 1–3 years 1.45 0.93, 2.24 0.100
 3 years or more Ref
Education on post-kidney transplant precautions
 Yes 2.88 1.04, 7.96 0.041 1.48 0.50, 4.38 0.474
 No Ref
Do other members of your family have experience with kidney
 Yes 0.41 0.13, 1.29 0.128
 No Ref