Table 1.
Number of Side Effects (Unadjusted for Covariates)
| Number of side effects | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Levels | n=1347 | n | Mean (SD) | Kruskal-Wallis test p value | |
| Age (in years) | age≤9 | 312 | 309 | 2.27 (1.68) | 0.275 |
| 9<age≤12 | 366 | 363 | 2.52 (1.91) | ||
| 12<age≤15 | 343 | 339 | 2.58 (2.01) | ||
| age>15 | 326 | 320 | 2.71 (2.23) | ||
| Gender | Male | 861 | 853 | 2.44 (1.82) | 0.413 |
| Female | 486 | 478 | 2.67 (2.21) | ||
| Race | Nonwhite | 181 | 180 | 2.69 (2.05) | 0.218 |
| White | 1084 | 1083 | 2.48 (1.94) | ||
| Maximum duration of any utilized medication | ≤1 year | 446 | 442 | 2.4 (2.01) | 0.039 |
| >1 year | 900 | 888 | 2.58 (1.95) | ||
| Care access difficulties | No | 870 | 856 | 2.15 (1.73) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 477 | 475 | 3.19 (2.18) | ||
| Family size | No siblings | 335 | 335 | 2.71 (2.02) | 0.085 |
| 1 sibling | 513 | 513 | 2.46 (1.93) | ||
| >1 siblings | 417 | 415 | 2.42 (1.95) | ||
| Health insurance | None | 26 | 26 | 2.5 (2.73) | 0.077 |
| Only public | 386 | 385 | 2.71 (2.08) | ||
| Some private | 852 | 851 | 2.42 (1.88) | ||
| Household income | <$25,000 | 220 | 220 | 2.78 (2.17) | <0.001 |
| $25,000 to $49,999 | 277 | 276 | 2.91 (2.08) | ||
| $50,000 to $74,999 | 265 | 265 | 2.26 (1.89) | ||
| $75,000 to $99,999 | 198 | 197 | 2.44 (1.96) | ||
| $100,000 to $149,999 | 193 | 193 | 2.19 (1.72) | ||
| >$150,000 | 84 | 84 | 2.24 ( 1.5) | ||
| Region | Midwest | 421 | 421 | 2.57 (2.09) | 0.283 |
| South | 480 | 478 | 2.36 (1.75) | ||
| West | 365 | 365 | 2.65 (2.06) | ||
| Number of medications | One | 816 | 802 | 2.2 (1.76) | <0.001 |
| Two | 349 | 349 | 2.77 (1.99) | ||
| Three or more | 182 | 180 | 3.47 ( 2.4) | ||