Table 4.
Results of the logit model by adolescent and child groups, in order of importance of attributes (most important to least important)
| Attributea | Adolescent | Child | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (SE)b | 95 % CI | OR (SE)b | 95 % CI | |
| Degree of symptom control | ||||
| Reference group: minimally improved | ||||
| Much improved | 2.70 (0.16) | 2.41, 3.03 | 3.61 (0.17) | 3.3, 3.95 |
| Very much improved | 4.85 (0.31) | 4.28, 5.49 | 6.37 (0.31) | 5.79, 7.01 |
| Duration of symptom control | ||||
| Reference group: 4–6 h | ||||
| 10 h | 1.38 (0.08) | 1.22, 1.55 | 1.34 (0.06) | 1.23, 1.47 |
| 12 h | 1.59 (0.10) | 1.41, 1.79 | 1.60 (0.08) | 1.46, 1.76 |
| Loss of appetite | ||||
| 1 % increase in risk of loss of appetite | 0.98 (0.01) | 0.97, 0.99 | 0.95 (0.01) | 0.94, 0.96 |
| Potential of treatment abuse | ||||
| 1 % increase in potential of treatment abuse | 0.97 (0.00) | 0.97, 0.98 | – | – |
| Vomiting | ||||
| 1 % increase in risk of vomiting | 0.97 (0.01) | 0.96, 0.98 | 0.96 (0.01) | 0.95, 0.97 |
| Sleep disturbance | ||||
| 1 % increase in risk of sleep disturbance | 0.96 (0.00) | 0.95, 0.97 | 0.96 (0.02) | 0.95, 0.96 |
| Frequency of medication | ||||
| One additional administration in dosage per day | 0.89 (0.03) | 0.83, 0.94 | 0.86 (0.02) | 0.82, 0.90 |
CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio, SE standard error
aIn this model, the attributes are the independent variables and parents’ choice data are the dependent variable. All attributes are significant predicators (p < 0.01)
bStandard error shows whether the ORs are significantly different from 1