Table 8.

Multivariate analysis of the Medication Taking scale

Variable	Parameter	SE	t	P-value
Sex
Women – reference
Men	0.792	0.328	2.415	0.016
Age (years)	−0.028	0.039	−0.703	0.483
Marital status
Married/common law – reference
Single/separated/divorced	0.723	0.586	1.234	0.218
Widowed	−0.005	0.477	−0.01	0.992
Education
Primary or none – reference
Secondary	−0.865	0.44	−1.964	0.051
Higher vocational or higher	−1.579	0.507	−3.115	0.002
Occupational status
Employee – reference
Retirement	−0.661	0.476	−1.39	0.166
Health pension/unemployed	−0.879	0.6	−1.466	0.144
Duration of the disease (years)	−0.019	0.022	−0.863	0.389
Diabetes mellitus
No – reference
Yes	0.166	0.34	0.487	0.627
Ischemic heart disease
No – reference
Yes	0.15	0.386	0.389	0.697
Kidney failure
No – reference
Yes	−0.114	0.49	−0.233	0.816
Rheumatic diseases
No – reference
Yes	0.35	0.415	0.842	0.4
Type of therapy
Monotherapy – reference
Polytherapy	−0.038	0.547	−0.07	0.944
TFI (points)	0.335	0.085	3.958	<0.001

Abbreviations: SE, standard error; TFI, Tilburg Frailty Indicator.