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. 2019 Sep 25;20(19):4753. doi: 10.3390/ijms20194753

Table 6.

Multivariable analyses.

Logistic Regression 1: Taking Resistance to Treatment Based on the BPRS as the Dependent Variable
Variable p-Value ORa 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Lower Bound Lower Bound
Time since the beginning of treatment (years) 0.047 0.730 0.535 0.996
Adherence to treatment score 0.094 0.679 0.432 1.068
Chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg) 0.062 1.001 1.000 1.001
Variables entered in model 1: Gender, time since the beginning of treatment (years), adherence to treatment score, consumption of psychoactive substances, chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg).
Logistic Regression 2: Taking Resistance to Treatment Based on the PANSS as the Dependent Variable
Variable p-Value ORa 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Lower Bound Lower Bound
Level of education: Secondary 0.369 0.481 0.097 2.377
Level of education: University 0.042 11.962 1.095 130.661
Family history of schizophrenic episodes 0.043 4.617 1.048 20.329
Time since the beginning of treatment (years) 0.097 0.675 0.425 1.074
Chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg) 0.020 1.001 1.000 1.002
Variables entered in model 2: Gender, level of education, family history of schizophrenic episodes, psychotherapy, time since the beginning of treatment (years), adherence to treatment score, consumption of benzodiazepines, chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg).
Logistic Regression 3: Taking Resistance to Treatment Based on the BPRS or PANSS as the Dependent Variable
Variable p-Value ORa 95% Confidence Interval (CI)
Lower Bound Lower Bound
Time since the beginning of treatment (years) 0.023 0.675 0.481 0.946
Adherence to treatment score 0.068 0.646 0.405 1.032
Chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg) 0.026 1.001 1.000 1.002
Family history of schizophrenic episodes 0.088 2.779 0.858 9.003
Variables entered in model 3: Gender, family history of schizophrenic episodes, time since the beginning of treatment (years), adherence to treatment score, consumption of psychoactive substances, chlorpromazine equivalent daily dose (mg).

Numbers in bold indicate significant associations between variables; BPRS: brief psychiatric rating scale; PANSS: positive and negative syndrome scale; ORa = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.