Table 4.
Predictors of former transit riders reporting difficulty getting prescriptions.
| Toronto |
Vancouver |
|
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | Prevalence Ratio (95% CI) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Male sex | 0.83 (0.67, 1.04) | 0.65 (0.49, 0.86)** |
| Age | ||
| 18-29 | Reference | Reference |
| 30-49 | 0.84 (0.68, 1.04) | 0.62 (0.48, 0.80)*** |
| 50-64 | 0.89 (0.65, 1.21) | 0.48 (0.32, 0.73)*** |
| 65+ | 0.90 (0.58, 1.41) | 0.81 (0.54, 1.22) |
| Recent immigrant | 1.42 (1.07, 1.87)* | 0.73 (0.5, 1.08) |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||
| White | Reference | Reference |
| Non-White | 1.29 (1.04, 1.59)* | 1.48 (1.16, 1.89)** |
| Multiethnic | 1.04 (0.70, 1.54) | 0.99 (0.67, 1.47) |
| Canadian Indigenous | 1.19 (0.74, 1.90) | 1.02 (0.65, 1.61) |
| Pre-tax household income (2019) | ||
| Very High (>$125,000) | Reference | Reference |
| High ($80,000-$124,999) | 0.95 (0.69, 1.31) | 1.37 (0.89, 2.12) |
| Middle ($40,000-$79,999) | 1.11 (0.82, 1.50) | 1.06 (0.66, 1.68) |
| Low (<$40,000) | 1.23 (0.89, 1.68) | 1.46 (0.93, 2.29) |
| Health status and risk perception | ||
| “I am at risk for severe illness from COVID” | ||
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree or Disagree | 1.05 (0.81, 1.36) | 1.1 (0.79, 1.54) |
| Agree/Strongly Agree | 1.25 (1.00, 1.55)* | 1.56 (1.19, 2.04)** |
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | Reference | Reference |
| Very Good | 1.09 (0.77, 1.54) | 1.19 (0.74, 1.93) |
| Good | 1.38 (0.99, 1.94) | 1.29 (0.81, 2.06) |
| Fair | 1.50 (1.03, 2.18)* | 1.48 (0.90, 2.44) |
| Poor | 1.62 (0.86, 3.05) | 1.33 (0.63, 2.81) |
| Number of ER visits in the last year | 1.10 (0.99, 1.23) | 0.97 (0.86, 1.1) |
| Physical disability | 1.31 (0.97, 1.78) | 1.50 (1.06, 2.11)* |
| Accessibility and built environment | ||
| Car access/ownership | ||
| Owns | Reference | Reference |
| Access but does not own | 1.59 (1.23, 2.05)*** | 1.85 (1.40, 2.44)*** |
| Neither | 1.37 (1.08, 1.74)** | 2.28 (1.72, 3.02)*** |
| “My neighborhood is walkable” | ||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 1.81 (1.37, 2.40)*** | 1.48 (1.00, 2.19)* |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 1.60 (1.19, 2.15)** | 1.37 (0.93, 2.02) |
| “It is hard to physical distance in my neighborhood” | ||
| Agree/Strongly Agree | Reference | Reference |
| Neither Agree Nor Disagree | 0.97 (0.75, 1.26) | 1.20 (0.88, 1.64) |
| Disagree/Strongly Disagree | 0.81 (0.66, 1.00) | 0.85 (0.66, 1.08) |
| Distance to nearest pharmacy (km) | 1.17 (0.94, 1.47) | 1.92 (1.47, 2.49)*** |
| Monthly use of telehealth before COVID-19 > 0 times | 1.07 (0.87, 1.33) | 1.25 (0.96, 1.63) |