Table 4.
Restricting Medications, %* | Adjusted Odds for Medication Restriction (95% Confidence Interval)† | ||||
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Characteristic | No Coverage | Partial Coverage | Full Coverage | No vs Full Coverage | No vs Partial Coverage |
Minority ethnicity | 20.9 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 (4.4 to 24.4) | 4.3 (2.6 to 7.3) |
Income <$10,000 | 15.6 | 7.7 | 2.3 | 14.8 (6.7 to 32.6) | 3.2 (2.2 to 4.6) |
Monthly out-of-pocket prescription drug cost >$100 | 13.4 | 4.3 | ‡‡ | ‡‡ | 3.8 (2.2 to 6.5) |
P < .001 for comparisons within each group by independent samples t tests (no vs partial coverage, no vs full coverage).
Multivariate odds ratio, adjusting for all variables independently associated with medication restriction in seniors without prescription coverage, except out-of-pocket prescription drug cost.
‡Out-of-pocket prescription drug costs not assessed for subjects with full coverage.