Table 3.

Area variance and odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for individual variables and area low social participation regarding primary non-concordance with medication among 6 795 men from the Life & Health year 2000 survey, Sweden.

	Model i (empty model)		Model ii		Model iii
	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	OR	95% CI	80% IOR
Fixed effects
Age
65–79 years			Ref		Ref
50–64 years			1.57	(1.18–2.09)	1.57	(1.17–2.09)
35–49 years			2.23	(1.64–3.04)	2.19	(1.61–2.98)
18–34 years			2.29	(1.67–3.13)	2.26	(1.62–3.16)
Low educational level (yes vs. no)			0.87	(0.69–1.10)	0.87	(0.70–1.09)
Financial strain (yes vs. no)			2.24	(1.82–2.75)	2.25	(1.84–2.76)
Low self-rated health (yes vs. no)			1.58	(1.28–1.95)	1.58	(1.29–1.93)
Low social participation (yes vs. no)			0.85	(0.69–1.03)	0.85	(0.69–1.03)
Low trust in the health care system (yes vs. no)			1.37	(1.11–1.69)	1.38	(1.11–1.72)
Area low social participation in tertiles
1					Ref
2					1.07	(0.80–1.43)	0.76–1.51
3					0.83	(0.62–1.11)	0.59–1.17
Random effects
Area intercept variance (SE)	0.034(0.033)		0.034(0.033)		0.036(0.025)
Median odds ratio	1.19		1.19		1.20
Intraclass correlation	1.0%		1.0%		1.1%
Deviance information criterion	3288		3148		3148