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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am Heart J. 2012 Aug 3;164(3):425–433.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2012.05.021

Appendix Table 1.

Racial/Ethnic Difference in 6-Month Among Those Who Survived ≥ 6-Month and 1-Year Medication Adherence Among Those Who Survived ≥ 1-Year*

Part (1) Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Panel A. Disabled

6-Month Adherence 1-year Adherence

Race Unadjusted Fully Adjusted Unadjusted Fully Adjusted
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Black 0.65 (0.59, 0.72) 0.82 (0.73, 0.92) 0.63 (0.56, 0.70) 0.80 (0.70, 0.90)
Native 0.92 (0.59, 1.44) 0.90 (0.56, 1.44) 0.80 (0.52, 1.23) 0.76 (0.48, 1.22)
Hispanic 0.79 (0.68, 0.92) 0.89 (0.75, 1.06) 0.80 (0.69, 0.94) 0.86 (0.72, 1.04)
Asian 0.75 (0.54, 1.06) 0.91 (0.63, 1.33) 0.86 (0.60, 1.22) 0.92 (0.62, 1.35)
White 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference

Panel B. Aged

6-Month Adherence 1-year Adherence

Race Unadjusted Fully Adjusted Unadjusted Fully Adjusted
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

Black 0.76 (0.71, 0.81) 0.82 (0.76, 0.89) 0.77 (0.71, 0.82) 0.81 (0.75, 0.87)
Native 0.73 (0.58, 0.93) 0.76 (0.59, 0.97) 0.71 (0.56, 0.91) 0.75 (0.58, 0.97)
Hispanic 0.95 (0.88, 1.03) 0.97 (0.88, 1.06) 0.90 (0.83, 0.97) 0.91 (0.83, 0.99)
Asian 0.97 (0.86, 1.10) 0.87 (0.76, 0.99) 0.97 (0.85, 1.10) 0.86 (0.75, 0.98)
White 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference

Part (2) Statin
Panel A. Disabled

6-Month Adherence 1-year Adherence

Race Unadjusted Fully Adjusted Unadjusted Fully Adjusted
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

Black 0.53 (0.48, 0.59) 0.63 (0.56, 0.71) 0.49 (0.44, 0.54) 0.59 (0.52, 0.67)
Native 0.66 (0.44, 0.97) 0.65 (0.43, 1.00) 0.53 (0.36, 0.79) 0.52 (0.34, 0.79)
Hispanic 0.69 (0.60, 0.79) 0.74 (0.63, 0.87) 0.69 (0.59, 0.79) 0.76 (0.64, 0.90)
Asian 0.74 (0.53, 1.02) 0.69 (0.48, 0.99) 0.91 (0.65, 1.27) 0.92 (0.63, 1.35)
White 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference

Panel B. Aged

6-Month Adherence 1-year Adherence

Race Unadjusted Fully Adjusted Unadjusted Fully Adjusted
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI OR 95% CI

Black 0.62 (0.58, 0.66) 0.69 (0.65, 0.75) 0.62 (0.58, 0.66) 0.67 (0.62, 0.73)
Native 0.65 (0.52, 0.82) 0.70 (0.55, 0.89) 0.61 (0.48, 0.77) 0.65 (0.51, 0.84)
Hispanic 0.76 (0.70, 0.82) 0.80 (0.74, 0.88) 0.76 (0.71, 0.82) 0.79 (0.73, 0.87)
Asian 1.03 (0.91, 1.16) 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) 1.08 (0.95, 1.21) 0.95 (0.83, 1.08)
White 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference 1.00 Reference
*

Bold denote statistically significant at p-value <0.05.

“Fully Adjusted” means adjusted for all covariates discussed in the Statistical Analysis section.