Table 3.

Model of changes in current medication use among elderly Caucasian EPESE respondents, waves 1–4

	Bivariate Model		Domain Model		Multivariable Model
	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value	OR (95% CI)	P-value
Demographics
Male	0.74 (0.58, 0.95)	0.020	0.67 (0.49, 0.92)	0.012	0.69 (0.52, 0.91)	0.008
Age	1.01 (0.99, 1.03)		1.02 (0.99, 1.04)
Years Of Education	1.04 (1.01, 1.07)	0.019	1.01 (0.97, 1.05)
Married	0.97 (0.76, 1.23)		1.09 (0.79, 1.51)
Currently Working	1.15 (0.78, 1.69)		1.25 (0.82, 1.92)
Annual Household Income (<$15000)	0.80 (0.63, 1.03)	0.082~	0.77 (0.57, 1.05)
Respondent Lives In A Rural Area	1.12 (0.88, 1.42)		1.18 (0.90, 1.54)
Health Characteristics
Respondent Smokes Regularly	0.90 (0.66, 1.22)		0.96 (0.69, 1.34)
Body Mass Index	1.03 (1.00, 1.06)	0.031	1.03 (1.00, 1.06)	0.023	1.03 (1.00, 1.06)	0.039
Controlled Blood Pressure Status	0.95 (0.78, 1.16)		1.00 (0.81, 1.23)
Health Services
Resided in Nursing Home In The Past 12 Months	0.73 (0.52, 1.04)	0.086~	0.77 (0.48, 1.21)
Put Off Going To The Doctor When Necessary	0.74 (0.55, 1.00)	0.051~	0.83 (0.60, 1.15)
Satisfied With The Medical Care Received	1.44 (1.03, 2.00)	0.033	1.36 (0.96, 1.92)	0.081~	1.44 (1.01, 2.06)	0.043
Received Care In Public Facility	0.69 (0.49, 0.96)	0.029	0.72 (0.50, 1.03)	0.070~	0.72 (0.50, 1.05)	0.089~
Health Care Provider Characteristics
Minority Physician	0.99 (0.64, 1.51)		1.01 (0.65, 1.59)
Male Physician	0.87 (0.59, 1.30)		0.84 (0.55, 1.28)
Age	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)		1.01 (0.95, 1.07)
Years Since Medical School Grad	1.00 (0.99, 1.01)		0.99 (0.94, 1.04)
General/Family Physician Specialty	0.87 (0.68, 1.10)		0.85 (0.67, 1.09)

^~p <0.10