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. 2002 Oct;8(10):1124–1132. doi: 10.3201/eid0810.020349

Table 6. Factors associated with nonadherence, multivariable analysis, post 60-day data, 2001–2002a.

Variable Participants reporting non-adherence (1–59 days of antimicrobial prophylaxis) among persons taking at least one dose
Florida
(n=744)
OR (95% CI) New Jersey
(n=1,028)
OR (95% CI) Hart Senate Building
(n=472)
OR (95% CI) Brentwood facility
(n=1,619)
OR (95% CI) New York City
(n=882)
OR (95% CI) Connecticut
(n=598)
OR (95% CI)
Gender
Male 1.00 (0.71, 1.41) 0.56 (0.42, 0.76) 0.92 (0.61, 1.38) 0.90 (0.71, 1.13) 0.57 (0.41, 0.79) 0.99 (0.67, 1.46)
Female Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Age
17–39 yr Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
40–64 yr 0.51 (0.36, 0.72) 0.54 (0.40, 0.73) 0.82 (0.53, 1.28) 0.42 (0.32, 0.56) 0.61 (0.41, 0.90) 0.96 (0.64, 1.44)
>65 yr 0.73 (0.28, 1.89) 0.51 (0.23, 1.12) n/a 0.49 (0.24, 1.02) 0.17 (0.08, 0.39) 0.21 (0.07, 0.65)
Race
African-American 1.80 (0.66, 4.92) 1.47 (1.06, 2.05) 1.87 (1.08, 3.25) 0.90 (0.63, 1.28) 1.08 (0.76, 1.52) 1.39 (0.86, 2.24)
All others Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Ethnicity
Hispanic 0.78 (0.47, 1.29) 2.42 (1.21, 4.86) 1.58 (0.42, 6.01) 0.62 (0.23, 1.69) 1.57 (1.03, 2.39) 1.42 (0.68, 2.93)
Non-Hispanic Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Adverse events
Yes 2.23 (1.61, 3.09) 1.08 (0.82, 1.44) 1.07 (0.71, 1.62) 0.98 (0.77, 1.24) 1.58 (1.16, 2.16) 1.32 (0.92, 1.90)
No Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
IND enrollment
Yes 0.36 (0.21, 0.64) 0.27 (0.19, 0.38) 0.09 (0.04, 0.24) 0.28 (0.22, 0.36) 0.33 (0.21, 0.52) 0.64 (0.39, 1.05)
No Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent

aOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; IND, investigational new drug.