Table 4. Association between characteristics of the primary health provider and adherence over a six-year period.
|
Variable |
Partial Adherence | Full Adherence | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%CI | p-value | OR | 95%CI | p-value | ||
| Physician Age | <40 | 0.821 | 0.699–0.965 | 0.017 | 0.530 | 0.443–0.635 | <0.001 |
| 40–60 | 1.067 | 1.000–1.139 | 0.050 | 1.246 | 1.165–1.333 | <0.001 | |
| >60 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Physician sex | Male | 0.866 | 0.816–0.920 | <0.001 | 0.691 | 0.650–0.735 | <0.001 |
| Female | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Size of clinic | Small | 1.091 | 0.928–1.283 | 0.290 | 0.880 | 0.742–1.042 | 0.139 |
| Medium | 1.278 | 1.201–1.361 | <0.001 | 1.205 | 1.130–1.285 | <0.001 | |
| Large | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | |
| Solo practicing | 1.142 | 0.992–1.316 | 0.065 | 0.592 | 0.507–0.691 | <0.001 | |
Model was adjusted in addition to patients' age and number of clinic visits