Table 4. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions with off-label use as dependent variable.
Bivariate Regression | Multivariate Regression | |||||||
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Explanatory Variable |
OR | 95% CI | p | OR | 95% CI | p | ||
Patient Characteristics | ||||||||
Sex | 1.02 | -0.98–1.06 | 0.28 | 0.2 | 0.1–0.4 | 0.27 | ||
Race | ||||||||
White | ||||||||
Black | 1.01 | 0.94–1.08 | 0.86 | 1.02 | 0.94–1.12 | 0.24 | ||
Other | 0.94 | 0.87–1.02 | 0.12 | 0.93 | 0.86–1.01 | 0.68 | ||
Age | ||||||||
21–40 yoa* | ||||||||
41–65 yoa | 1.01 | 0.97–1.05 | 0.51 | 1.01 | 0.96–1.07 | 0.41 | ||
>65 yoa | 1.00 | 0.95–1.06 | 0.86 | 1.00 | 0.91–1.10 | 0.79 | ||
Insurance Type | ||||||||
Private* | ||||||||
Medicare | 0.89 | 0.76–0.95 | 0.03† | 0.93 | 0.84–0.97 | 0.04† | ||
Medicaid/CHIP | 0.96 | 0.91–1.02 | 0.24 | 0.98 | 0.91–1.05 | 0.89 | ||
Self-pay | 1.02 | 0.98–1.07 | 0.35 | 1.04 | 0.98–1.10 | 0.69 | ||
Charity | 0.87 | 0.71–0.93 | 0.02† | 0.91 | 0.88–0.96 | 0.03† | ||
Other | 0.96 | 0.85–0.99 | 0.04† | 0.96 | 0.88–1.04 | 0.33 | ||
Unknown | 0.97 | 0.88–1.08 | 0.60 | 1.05 | 0.95–1.15 | 0.53 | ||
Chronic Conditions | ||||||||
1* | ||||||||
2 | 1.04 | 0.95–1.06 | 0.21 | 1.01 | 0.93–1.10 | 0.13 | ||
3 or more | 1.13 | 1.05–1.19 | 0.001† | 1.12 | 1.02–1.14 | 0.003† | ||
Smoker | 1.04 | 0.98–1.11 | 0.18 | 1.05 | 0.98–1.12 | 0.18 | ||
Clinician Characteristics | ||||||||
Clinic in MSA | 0.98 | 0.91–1.07 | 0.71 | 1.03 | 0.96–1.11 | 0.96 | ||
Type of Clinic | ||||||||
Psychiatrist | 1.07 | 1.02–1.15 | 0.03† | 1.06 | 1.01–1.12 | 0.03† | ||
Other* | ||||||||
Region of Clinic | ||||||||
Northeast* | ||||||||
Midwest | 1.01 | 0.95–1.07 | 0.79 | 1.02 | 0.96–1.08 | 0.85 | ||
South | 1.04 | 0.98–1.10 | 0.18 | 1.06 | 0.98–1.13 | 0.26 | ||
West | 1.09 | 1.02–1.13 | 0.01† | 1.09 | 1.01–1.17 | 0.02† |
* Reference Variable (values for Bivariate is 0 and for Multivariate is 1)
† p<0.05; significant variables are also in bold