Table 3.

Multivariable model: associations between CVD risk factors and non-adherence to blood pressure and cholesterol pills

CVD risk factors	Comparisons	OR (95%CI)	p value
		Missed blood pressure pills (yes vs. no)
Age	≥65 years vs. <65 years	0.73 (0.24, 2.18)	0.57
Sex	Male vs. female	1.82 (0.74, 4.50)	0.19
Race/ethnicity	Minority vs. white	2.02 (0.73, 5.58)	0.18
Blood pressure	≥140/90 vs. <140/90 mm Hg	6.56 (2.13, 20.2)	<0.001
Current/past smoker	Yes vs. no	1.22 (0.49, 3.04)	0.67
Depression	Score≥5 vs. <5 on INTERHEART questionnaire	1.21 (0.34, 4.34)	0.77
Felt sad or blue 2 weeks or more in a row	yes vs. no	2.32 (0.72, 7.46)	0.16
Eat fast food	≥2 vs. <2 times per week	2.10 (0.74, 5.75)	0.17
		Missed cholesterol pills (yes vs. no)
Age	≥65 years vs. <65 years	0.18 (0.04, 0.76)	0.02
Sex	Male vs. female	0.59 (0.27, 1.31)	0.20
Race/ethnicity	Minority vs. white	1.13 (0.51, 22.5)	0.77
Eat outside the home	≥2 vs. <2 times per week	2.31 (1.10, 5.03)	0.03
Total cholesterol	≥240 vs. <240 mg/dL	1.31 (0.48, 3.56)	0.60
Current/past smoker	Yes vs. no	2.10 (0.91, 4.43)	0.08
Depression	Score≥5 vs. <5 on INTERHEART questionnaire	6.81 (0.81, 15.69)	0.08
Felt sad or blue 2 weeks or more in a row	Yes vs. no	0.17 (0.02, 1.29)	0.08