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. 2019 Aug 29;137(3):223–233. doi: 10.1590/1516-3180.2018.0531140319

Supplemental file 2. Sociodemographic variables associated with medication use for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease, assessed using logistic regression.

Medication use*
Crude Adjusted**
OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Income
≤ USD 1,245 Reference Reference
USD 1,246 to 3,319 1.154 0.654 to 2.035 1.170 0.628 to 2.180
≥ USD 3,320 2.956 1.758 to 4.970 2.537 1.082 to 5.948
Sex
Male Reference Reference
Female 0.393 0.248 to 0.623 0.520 0.316 to 0.858
Education
Less than high school Reference Reference
High school or some college/university 0.939 0.527 to 1.676 0.858 0.443 to 1.661
Completed college/university or more 1.871 1.133 to 3.091 0.724 0.338 to 1.549
Race
White Reference Reference
Mixed 0.592 0.355 to 0.989 0.960 0.533 to 1.729
Black 0.391 0.208 to 0.738 0.652 0.324 to 1.313
Asian 0.705 0.172 to 2.893 0.759 0.173 to 3.330
Indigenous 0.201 0.024 to 1.665 0.225 0.026 to 1.957
Age 1.023 0.997 to 1.050 1.004 0.974 to 1.034
Private health insurance
No Reference Reference
Yes 1.455 0.930 to 2.274 1.150 0.680 to 1.947

*Use of antiplatelet medication (acetylsalicylic acid or other) + beta blocker + lipid-lowering medication (statin or fibrate), with or without angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin-receptor blocker. **Adjusted for income, sex, education, race, age and private health insurance.

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; USD = United States dollars.