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. 2016 Nov 16;34(1):91–108. doi: 10.1007/s12325-016-0441-3

Table 2.

Multivariable regression analyses results for high medication adherence (MMAS-4)

Parameter Indication
RA
OR (95% CI)
AS
OR (95% CI)
PsA
OR (95% CI)
PS
OR (95% CI)
CD
OR (95% CI)
UC
OR (95% CI)
Age (in years)a 1.040 (1.027, 1.054)b 1.029 (1.008, 1.050)c 1.066 (1.039, 1.095)b 1.025 (1.013, 1.038)b 1.059 (1.041, 1.077)b 1.054 (1.031, 1.077)b
Female gender (versus male) 1.819 (1.072, 3.088)d
Caucasian race (versus non-Caucasian) 1.890 (1.318, 2.711)c 2.414 (1.383, 4.214)c 1.894 (1.313, 2.732)c 2.240 (1.038, 4.834)d
BIPQ consequencesa 1.071 (0.973, 1.180)
BIPQ timelinea 1.081 (1.008, 1.160)d
BIPQ treatment controla 1.102 (1.018, 1.193)d 1.129 (1.013, 1.259)d
BIPQ identitya 0.910 (0.844, 0.982)d
BIPQ coherencea 1.215 (1.061, 1.392)c
BIPQ emotional representationa 0.896 (0.813, 0.988)d
BMQ-Specific Necessity a 1.090 (1.038, 1.144)c 1.150 (1.069, 1.237)c 1.121 (1.037, 1.213)c 1.064 (1.021, 1.108)c 1.090 (1.028, 1.155)c 1.148 (1.058, 1.245)c
BMQ-Specific Concerns a 0.915 (0.873, 0.959)c 0.932 (0.872, 0.995)d 0.017934 (0.891, 0.979)c 0.932 (0.864, 1.005)
BMQ-General Overuse a 0.900 (0.839, 0.966)c
BMQ-General Harm a 0.913 (0.860, 0.969)c 0.863 (0.786, 0.947)c 0.928 (0.872, 0.987)d
Treatment duration (in years)a 0.921 (0.865, 0.980)c 0.934 (0.891, 0.978)c
Disease duration (in years)a 0.974 (0.955, 0.993)c
Prior disease severitya 0.830 (0.717, 0.960)d 1.185 (0.968, 1.451)
Living arrangement (versus living alone)
 Living with others 0.478 (0.264, 0.863)d 0.769 (0.441, 1.340)
 Living with partner 0.719 (0.448, 1.153) 1.261 (0.835, 1.905)
Number of pretreatments (>3 versus ≤3 treatments) 0.402 (0.205, 0.786)c
Risk of depression (PHQ-2 total score)a 0.887 (0.811, 0.971)c
Treatment response (complete versus non-complete) 2.014 (1.140, 3.559)d 0.508 (0.276, 0.934)d
Treatment (versus conventional only)
 TNFi mono 2.693 (1.320, 5.496)c 10.918 (4.885, 24.400)b 1.194 (0.572, 2.494) 2.343 (1.638, 3.351)b 5.774 (3.208, 10.389)b 14.448 (4.704, 44.378)b
 TNFi in TNFi combo 6.396 (4.094, 9.994)b 9.293 (4.086, 21.133)b 1.256 (0.602, 2.617) 3.729 (1.980, 7.021)b 10.845 (5.767, 20.395)b 20.753 (7.870, 54.727)b
 Conventional in TNFi combo 2.021 (1.386, 2.947)c 1.665 (0.796, 3.483) 0.527 (0.257, 1.079) 2.376 (1.293, 4.366)b 1.440 (0.851, 2.438) 2.992 (1.499, 5.971)c
Intercept 0.329 (0.072, 1.501) 0.009 (0.001, 0.054)b 0.062 (0.008, 0.519)d 0.152 (0.039, 0.583)c 0.020 (0.003, 0.122)b 0.002 (0.000, 0.035)b

Empty cells denote that the variable was not selected for the corresponding indication. Adherence was defined as a binary variable with levels highly adherent (MMAS-4 score = 4) and not highly adherent (MMAS-4 score <4)

AS ankylosing spondylitis, BIPQ Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, BMQ Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire, CI confidence interval, Conv conventional, CD Crohn’s disease, mono monotherapy, MMAS-4 four-Item Morisky Medication Adherence Scale, OR odds ratio, PHQ-2 Patient Health Questionnaire-2, PS psoriasis, PsA psoriatic arthritis, RA rheumatoid arthritis, TNFi tumor necrosis factor inhibitor, TNFi combo TNFi combined with conventional therapy, UC ulcerative colitis

aOR results for the impact of 1-unit or 1-year increase are presented

b P < 0.0001

c P < 0.01

d P < 0.05