Table 4.

Medication Nonadherence ^a and Mortality Among 187 African Americans Admitted to an Urban Hospital With Severe, Poorly Controlled Hypertension ^b

Type of Nonadherence	Modelc
	1	2	3	4
Missed medication prior to admission	1.17 (0.73, 1.87)	1.21 (0.75, 1.94)	1.14 (0.71, 1.84)	1.26 (0.78, 2.06)
Nonadherence: prescriptions	1.42 (0.92, 2.20)	1.51 (0.97, 2.35)	1.43 (0.91, 2.23)	1.63 (1.02, 2.59)
Nonadherence: pill taking	1.66 (1.09, 2.54)	1.77 (1.15, 2.70)	1.77 (1.16, 2.71)	1.80 (1.18, 2.76)

^aSee Table 1 for definitions. ^bValues are presented as hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) and Columns represent statistical models. ^cModel 1 adjusted for age, sex, and disease severity (mortality risk and disease complexity). Model 2 further adjusts for completion of high school and employment status. Model 3 further adjusts for heroin and/or cocaine use. Model 4 further adjusts for insurance status. Bold values indicate P<.05.