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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2011 Nov;22(4):1179–1189. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2011.0127

Table 3.

Adjusted Odds Ratios* and 95% Confidence Intervals for Use of Medications for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention** by Insurance Status and HPSA Classification at Baseline in the REasons for Geographic And Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) Study, 2003–2007

Aspirin BB ACE-I/ARB Statins Warfarin
Insured/non-HPSA Referent Referent Referent Referent Referent
Insured/HPSA 1.19 (0.79–1.80) 1.05 (0.75–1.47) 1.08 (0.90–1.30) 1.01 (0.84–1.21) 1.42 (0.93–2.17)
Uninsured/non-HPSA 1.33 (0.66–2.64) 1.47 (0.78–2.74) 0.98 (0.75–1.28) 0.74 (0.57–0.96) 1.44 (0.65–3.21)
Uninsured/HPSA 0.92 (0.26–3.24) 1.01 (0.31–3.25) 0.98 (0.58–1.65) 0.54 (0.33–0.90) ***

ACE-I = angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB = angiotensin receptor receptor blocker, BB = Beta Blockers, HPSA = Health Professional Shortage Area

*

Adjusted for age, race, gender, education, income, percent of county population below poverty, medication adherence, functional capacity, and depressive symptoms.

**

Among those with a qualifying condition as defined in Table 1.

***

Adjusted odds ratio not available due to an insufficient number of individuals to conduct multivariable analyses; unadjusted odds ratio = 0.14 (0.02–1.08).