Appendix Table 4.
Bivariate correlates of former transit riders reporting difficulty getting prescriptions
| Toronto |
Vancouver |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||||
| Male sex | 0.76 (0.60, 0.95) | 0.016** | 0.61 (0.46, 0.80) | <0.001*** |
| Age | ||||
| 18-29 | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| 30-49 | 0.77 (0.63, 0.93) | 0.008** | 0.59 (0.46, 0.76) | <0.001*** |
| 50-64 | 0.78 (0.59, 1.04) | 0.093 | 0.51 (0.34, 0.73) | <0.001*** |
| 65+ | 0.82 (0.53, 1.21) | 0.342 | 1.15 (0.77, 1.66) | 0.469 |
| Recent immigrant | 1.64 (1.27, 2.09) | <0.001*** | 0.87 (0.58, 1.26) | 0.486 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Non-White | 1.46 (1.22, 1.76) | <0.001*** | 1.62 (1.28, 2.05) | <0.001*** |
| Multiethnic | 1.18 (0.81, 1.66) | 0.360 | 1.34 (0.92, 1.90) | 0.107 |
| Canadian Indigenous | 1.68 (1.07, 2.49) | 0.016* | 1.63 (1.05, 2.40) | 0.020* |
| Pre-tax household income (2019) | ||||
| Very High (>$125,000) | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| High ($80,000-$124,999) | 1.06 (0.78, 1.46) | 0.701 | 1.71 (1.10, 2.73) | 0.020* |
| Middle ($40,000-$79,999) | 1.49 (1.12, 1.98) | 0.007** | 1.69 (1.10, 2.67) | 0.021* |
| Low (<$40,000) |
2.07 (1.57, 2.75) |
<0.001*** |
2.99 (2.00, 4.67) |
<0.001*** |
|
Health status and risk perception | ||||
| “I am at risk for severe illness from COVID” | ||||
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 1.14 (0.89, 1.47) | 0.296 | 1.10 (0.78, 1.53) | 0.569 |
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 1.43 (1.17, 1.74) | <0.001*** | 1.79 (1.41, 2.28) | <0.001*** |
| Self-rated health | ||||
| Excellent | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Very Good | 1.17 (0.83, 1.67) | 0.382 | 1.26 (0.79, 2.13) | 0.353 |
| Good | 1.64 (1.19, 2.31) | 0.003** | 1.73 (1.11, 2.86) | 0.023* |
| Fair | 2.12 (1.50, 3.05) | <0.001*** | 2.63 (1.65, 4.42) | <0.001*** |
| Poor | 3.43 (1.89, 5.93) | <0.001*** | 2.75 (1.32, 5.54) | 0.005** |
| # of ER visits in the last year | 1.26 (1.14, 1.39) | <0.001*** | 1.13 (1.00, 1.27) | 0.042* |
|
Physical disability |
1.76 (1.31, 2.31) |
<0.001*** |
2.10 (1.54, 2.82) |
<0.001*** |
|
Accessibility | ||||
| Car access/ownership | ||||
| Owns | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Access but does not own | 1.87 (1.47, 2.36) | <0.001*** | 2.21 (1.69, 2.91) | <0.001*** |
| Neither | 1.75 (1.42, 2.16) | <0.001*** | 2.78 (2.12, 3.64) | <0.001*** |
| “My neighborhood is walkable” | ||||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 2.27 (1.71, 2.96) | <0.001*** | 2.07 (1.36, 3.01) | <0.001*** |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 1.71 (1.26, 2.25) | <0.001*** | 1.77 (1.20, 2.53) | 0.003** |
| “It is hard to physical distance in my neighborhood” | ||||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | Reference | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 0.98 (0.76, 1.26) | 0.905 | 1.22 (0.89, 1.66) | 0.199 |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 0.74 (0.61, 0.90) | 0.003** | 0.76 (0.60, 0.97) | 0.027* |
| Distance to nearest pharmacy | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | 0.479 | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | <0.001*** |
| Monthly use of telehealth before COVID-19 > 0 times | 1.08 (0.88, 1.33) | 0.450 | 1.45 (1.10, 1.88) | 0.006** |
***p < .0001, **p < .01, *p < .05.