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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2009 Oct 15;71(9):965–972. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e3181bd8f55

TABLE 2.

Medication Nonadherence in Patients with Diabetes and Poor Glycemic, Blood Pressure and Lipid Control by Depression Status

% Nonadherent in
those with No
Depression
% Nonadherent in
those with Major
Depression
Unadjusted OR for
Medication Nonadherence
for Major Depression
Adjusteda OR for
Medication Nonadherence
for Major Depression
Diabetes Control 238/1028 (23.2%) 47/127
(37.0%)
1.95***
(1.32 – 2.88)
1.98***
(1.31 – 2.98)
Hypertension Control 322/1944
(16.6%)
67/232
(28.9%)
2.04***
(1.50 – 2.78)
2.06***
(1.47 – 2.88)
LDL Control 85/352
(24.1%)
17/44
(38.6%)
1.98*
(1.03 – 3.80)
2.43**
(1.19 – 4.97)
a

Adjusted for diabetes treatment intensity, gender, age, hemoglobin A1c, Rx risk (pharmacy-based medical comorbidity measure), number of complications, body mass index, current smoking, education level and marital status;

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001)