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. 2019 Oct 17;14(10):e0223997. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223997

Table 3. Adjusted Odds ratios (95% CIs) for help received with taking medications at 5 years and cognitive impairment and medication adherence.

Self-administers
N (%)
Receives help
N (%)
aOR (95% CI) p
Cognitive impairment At 5 years
(NINDS)
Not impaired 54 (88.5) 7 (11.5) 4.84 (1.17, 20.07)* .030
Impaired 21 (61.8) 13 (38.2)
At 6 months
(MoCA)
Not impaired 60 (92.3) 5 (7.7) 5.19 (1.21, 22.22)* .027
Impaired 14 (53.9) 12 (46.2)
Medication adherence
at 5 years
Lipid modifiers (refills) Adherent 28 (70.0) 12 (30.0) 1.39 (0.15, 12.54) .767
Non-adherent 6 (75.0) 2 (25.0)
Antithrombotics (refills) Adherent 24 (68.6) 11 (31.4) 0.57 (0.10, 3.16) .516
Non-adherent 10 (76.9) 3 (23.1)
Antihypertensives (refills) Adherent 26 (66.7) 13 (33.3) 0.36 (0.03, 4.08) .410
Non-adherent 8 (88.9) 1 (11.1)
MARS (self-report) Adherent 32 (72.7) 12 (27.3) 0.66 (0.18, 2.42) .533
Non-adherent 44 (86.3) 7 (13.7)

*p < .05. aOR adjusted for age, sex, stroke severity