Table 3.
The binary logistic regression analysis results of the associated factors of patient medication choice before and after September 2017
| Variables | Before September 2017 | After September 2017 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI: lower, upper) |
p-value | OR (95%CI: lower, upper) | p-value | ||
|
Age (Ref: <40 years old) |
40-49 years old | 0.73 (0.20,2.62) | 0.73 | 1.93 (0.57,5.02) | 0.20 |
| 50-59 years old | 0.59 (0.17,0.91) | 0.01 | 1.54 (0.36,6.57) | 0.56 | |
| >60 years old | 0.34 (0.09,0.87) | 0.01 | 0.62 (0.15,0.80) | 0.02 | |
|
Household registration (Ref: Urban) |
Rural | 0.52 (0.29,0.74) | <0.01 | 0.98 (0.47,1.04) | 0.99 |
|
Level of disposable income of patient residential area (Ref: Low) |
Middle | 3.47 (1.40,8.59) | 0.01 | 1.06 (0.68,3.83) | 0.76 |
| High | 5.76 (1.48,12.17) | 0.01 | 1.98 (1.42,17.27) | 0.02 | |
|
Type of health insurance coverage (Ref: Urban employee) |
Urban/rural resident | 0.50 (0.35,0.79) | 0.03 | 1.08 (0.29,4.00) | 0.91 |
| Total OOP | 0.47 (0.29,0.68) | 0.01 | 0.47 (0.14,0.96) | 0.03 | |
|
Local patients (Ref: Yes) |
No | 0.84 (0.38,1.85) | 0.66 | 0.28 (0.10,0.83) | 0.02 |
| Tumor progression stage (Ref: I) | II | 0.820 (0.32,1.77) | 0.52 | 0.89 (0.30,2.58) | 0.83 |
| III | 1.012 (0.39,2.64) | 0.98 | 0.77 (0.17,0.96) | 0.04 | |
| IV | 0.751 (0.18,0.86) | 0.02 | / | / | |
Note: Bold means statistically significant (p<0.05).