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. 2022 Dec 2;14(12):2696. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14122696

Table 3.

Risk Factors for non-adherence to antidepressants among the Castile and Leon (Spain) population during 2021.

AOR (95% CI) p
Sociodemographic characteristics
Age 0.94 (0.94–0.94) 0.001
Gender (Female) 0.91 (0.88–0.94) 0.001
Urbanicity 1.31 (1.27–1.36) 0.001
Institutionalized 0.32 (0.27–0.38) 0.001
Health related characteristics
Polypharmacy (≥5) 0.78 (0.76–0.81) 0.001
Multiple prescribers (≥3) 0.97 (0.93–1.01) 0.322
Antidepressants class
SSRIs 1 (0.96–1.04) 0.99
Other antidepressants 0.95 (0.91–1) 0.23
TCAs 1.48 (1.39–1.57) 0.001
Mental health diagnostics
Depression and/or anxiety 0.77 (0.7–0.84) 0.001
Pain (different etiologies) 1.3 (1.23–1.38) 0.001
Other psychiatric diagnosis 0.67 (0.63–0.72) 0.001

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval; SSRIs, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors; TCAs, Tricyclic Antidepressants.