Table 4.
Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) Model for Attendance to and Correct Interpretation of Prescription Drug Warning Labels.
| Variable | Attendance to Warning | Correct Interpretation of Warning | ||||
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| AOR | 95% CI | P value | AOR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Label Order | ||||||
| First | 1.00 | |||||
| Second | 0.79 | 0.70 - 0.90 | <0.001 | |||
| Third | 0.70 | 0.62 - 0.79 | <0.001 | |||
| Label Type | ||||||
| Standard | 1.00 | |||||
| Simplified text | 1.17 | 1.02 - 1.36 | 0.03 | 2.64 | 2.00 - 3.49 | <0.001 |
| Simplified text + icon | 1.59 | 1.38 - 1.83 | <0.001 | 3.26 | 2.46 - 4.32 | <0.001 |
| Literacy Level | ||||||
| Adequate | 1.00 | |||||
| Marginal | 0.86 | 0.56 - 1.34 | 0.51 | 0.87 | 0.62 - 1.21 | 0.41 |
| Low | 0.69 | 0.42 - 1.12 | 0.13 | 0.65 | 0.44 - 0.94 | 0.02 |
| Age Group | ||||||
| < 40 | 1.00 | |||||
| 40 – 49 | 0.46 | 0.28 - 0.76 | 0.002 | 0.81 | 0.56 - 1.16 | 0.25 |
| 50 – 59 | 0.39 | 0.24 - 0.62 | <0.001 | 0.89 | 0.60 - 1.33 | 0.58 |
| ≥ 60 | 0.45 | 0.26 - 0.76 | 0.003 | 0.86 | 0.57 - 1.29 | 0.46 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Female | 1.00 | |||||
| Male | 0.47 | 0.33 - 0.67 | <0.001 | 0.72 | 0.55 - 0.93 | 0.01 |
| Race | ||||||
| White | 1.00 | |||||
| African American | 0.74 | 0.48 - 1.13 | 0.17 | 1.31 | 0.97 - 1.77 | 0.08 |
| Education | ||||||
| ≥ College Graduate | 1.00 | |||||
| Some College | 0.68 | 0.41 - 1.15 | 0.15 | 0.77 | 0.52 - 1.16 | 0.22 |
| High School Grad/GED | 1.00 | 0.60 - 1.69 | 0.99 | 0.62 | 0.41 - 0.94 | 0.03 |
| < High School | 0.51 | 0.28 - 0.91 | 0.02 | 0.57 | 0.35 - 0.93 | 0.03 |
| # Medications Taken Daily | ||||||
| None | 1.00 | |||||
| 1 - 2 | 1.15 | 0.76 - 1.74 | 0.50 | 1.26 | 0.93 - 1.70 | 0.14 |
| 3 – 4 | 1.53 | 0.95 - 2.45 | 0.08 | 1.54 | 1.05 - 2.26 | 0.03 |
| ≥ 5 | 1.32 | 0.83 - 2.12 | 0.25 | 1.43 | 0.97 - 2.10 | 0.07 |
| Clinic | ||||||
| Shreveport | 1.00 | |||||
| Chicago | 0.70 | 0.49 - 0.98 | 0.04 | 0.97 | 0.72 - 1.30 | 0.82 |
| Practice Setting | ||||||
| Community | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
| Academic | 0.90 | 0.62 - 1.31 | 0.58 | 0.79 | 0.58 - 1.06 | 0.11 |
AOR=Adjusted Odds Ratio adjusted for all variables shown; CI= Confidence Interval