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. 2018 Aug 27;75(12):1538–1541. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.2302

Table. Association of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Implementation With Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence Among Survivors of Strokea,b.

Variable OR (95% CI)
Survivors Aged 45-64 y Survivors Aged ≥65 y
Model A (n = 4926)c Model B (n = 4926)d Model C (n = 4926)e Model A (n = 9004)c Model B (n = 9004)d Model C (n = 9004)e
ACA implementation 0.61 (0.46-0.81) 0.63 (0.47-0.85) 0.76 (0.56-1.03) 1.17 (0.85-1.63) 1.24 (0.89-1.73) 1.24 (0.89-1.73)
Year-by-year increase 1.04 (1.01-1.06) 1.04 (1.01-1.06) 1.03 (1.00-1.05) 0.98 (0.96-1.01) 0.99 (0.96-1.01) 0.98 (0.95-1.00)
Log likelihood 5021.6 4601.2 4296.4 4233.3 3884.7 3826.80

Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.

a

Analyses accounted for the complex sampling design and used proper variance estimations to produce results that were weighted to reflect national population estimates.

b

Data from National Center for Health Statistics.6

c

Model A included time-varying ACA implementation and year.

d

Model B included the covariates in model A as well as age, race, Hispanic ethnicity, sex, annual household income, educational level, health status, functional disability, modified Charlson comorbidity score, and region. This model did not include health insurance coverage.

e

Model C included the covariates in model B plus health insurance coverage.