Table 3.
Associations between patient characteristics and compliance with drug storage criteria
| Patients (170), n (%) | Patients (87) compliant for all drugs, n (%) | Patients (83) with ≥ 1 drug(s) non-compliant, n (%) | Drugs, n (%) | Drugs non-compliant with storage criteria, n (%) | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 79 (46.5) | 45 (51.7) | 34 (41.0) | 439 (44.7) | 110 (25.1) | 0.65 (0.35–1.19) | 0.65 (0.31–1.36) |
| Age, years | |||||||
| 65–69 | 49 (28.8) | 22 (25.3) | 27 (32.5) | 242 (24.6) | 92 (38.0) | Reference | Reference |
| 70–74 | 41 (24.1) | 21 (24.1) | 20 (24.1) | 251 (25.5) | 66 (26.3) | 0.78 (0.34–1.78) | 0.44 (0.22–1.46) |
| ≥ 75 | 80 (47.1) | 44 (50.6) | 36 (43.4) | 490 (49.9) | 104 (21.2) | 0.67 (0.33–1.36) | 0.43 (0.21–1.11) |
| Family typea | |||||||
| Alone | 58 (34.1) | 31 (35.6) | 27 (32.5) | 360 (36.6) | 76 (21.1) | 0.87 (0.46–1.65) | 0.68 (0.31–1.48) |
| Educational levela | |||||||
| Low | 37 (21.8) | 14 (16.1) | 23 (27.7) | 268 (27.2) | 69 (25.7) | Reference | Reference |
| Medium | 94 (55.3) | 48 (55.2) | 46 (55.4) | 511 (52.0) | 141 (27.6) | 0.62 (0.26–1.47) | 0.73 (0.27–1.94) |
| High | 33 (19.4) | 20 (23.0) | 13 (15.7) | 165 (16.8) | 51 (30.9) | 0.42 (0.15–1.18) | 0.41 (0.13–1.26) |
| Number of storage locationsb | |||||||
| 1 | 76 (44.7) | 42 (48.3) | 34 (41.0) | 425 (43.2) | 97 (22.8) | Reference | Reference |
| 2 | 69 (40.6) | 37 (42.5) | 32 (38.6) | 379 (38.6) | 98 (25.9) | 1.07 (0.56–2.06) | 1.24 (0.60–2.59) |
| 3–5 | 25 (14.7) | 8 (9.2) | 17 (20.5) | 179 (18.2) | 67 (37.4) | 2.62 (1.01–6.82) | 2.34 (0.82–6.70) |
| Number of drugs | |||||||
| ≥ 5 | 98 (57.6) | 41 (47.1) | 57 (68.7) | 791 (80.5) | 215 (27.2) | 2.46 (1.32–4.60) | 2.21 (1.08–4.50) |
| Drugs stored in the refrigerator | |||||||
| Yes | 20 (11.8) | 5 (5.7) | 15 (18.1) | 179 (18.2) | 69 (38.5) | 3.25 (1.12–9.40) | 3.63 (1.12–11.74) |
CI confidence interval
aNumbers do not add up to 100% because of missing values (family type: 2 values missing, educational level: 6 values missing)
bRefrigerators were not taken into account as storage locations