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. 2009 Oct 9;137(1):102–108. doi: 10.1378/chest.09-0842

Table 3.

—Adjusted Odds Ratios for Adequate Initial Adherence to CPAP (n = 117)

Variable Adjusted OR (95% CI) P Value
Lipid medication adherence ≥ 80% ;(vs < 80%)a 1.8 (1.0-3.3) .04
Age (per 10-y increase) 1.3 (0.9-1.6) .13
Race, black (vs white/other)b 0.8 (0.5-1.5) .55
BMI (per SD change) 0.8 (0.6-1.0) .10
Epworth Sleepiness Score (per SD change) 1.1 (0.9-1.5) .41
Apnea-hypopnea index (per SD change) 1.0 (0.8-1.3) .91
Diagnostic sleep study, unattended (vs in-laboratory) 1.2 (0.7-2.1) .44
First night of CPAP use (vs subsequent nights) 0.4 (0.3-0.6) < .001

OR = odds ratio. See Table 1 for expansion of other abbreviation.

a

Pharmacy refill adherence is measured as the percent of d covered with a lipid-lowering medication, calculated as the number of d covered divided by the total number of d on drug therapy during the exposure window in the year before CPAP initiation.

b

Other race category consists of Pacific Islander, Asian, and Indian American (n = 5), and race classification missing (n = 4).