Table 2 Adjusted odds ratios for the associations between patient characteristics and non-adherence to phosphate binder use
Patient characteristics | Odds ratios (95%Confidence intervals) | |
|---|---|---|
Minimally adjusted | Extensively adjusted | |
Sociodemographics | ||
Age per each 10 years | 0.88 (0.76-1.02) | 0.87 (0.73-1.04) |
Female vs. male | 1.53 (1.03-2.29) | 1.48 (0.94-2.33) |
Non-white vs. white | 1.24 (0.66-2.33) | 1.28 (0.67-2.47) |
Less than high school vs higher | 1.09 (0.71-1.70) | 1.15 (0.73-1.82) |
Poor/very poor vs. higher economic class | 1.20 (0.78-1.84) | 1.23 (0.78-1.94) |
Married (yes vs. no) | 1.09 (0.72-1.64) | 1.07 (0.70-1.65) |
Living with family (yes vs. no) | 0.65 (0.34-1.26) | 0.64 (0.32-1.27) |
Years on dialysis (each 2 years) | 0.91(0.84-0.99) | 0.87 (0.80-0.95) |
Catheter as vascular access (yes vs. no) | 1.87 (0.82-4.28) | 2.10 (0.85-5.15) |
Comorbid conditions (yes vs. no) | ||
Cerebrovascular disease | 2.86 (0.93-8.77) | 3.30 (1.03-10.61) |
Diabetes | 0.69 (0.41-1.18) | 0.71 (0.40-1.29) |
Heart failure | 0.77 (0.41-1.44) | 0.84 (0.43-1.65) |
Ischemic heart disease | 0.99 (0.52-1.93) | 1.06 (0.52-2.20) |
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.82 (0.30-2.26) | 0.87 (0.29-2.63) |
Physician-diagnosed depression | 1.15 (0.47-2.80) | 1.17 (0.46-3.01) |
Depression score by CES-D* ≥18 vs. lower | 0.88 (0.57-1.37) | 0.90 (0.57-1.44) |
Cancer | 1.03 (0.36-2.96) | 1.09 (0.37-3.23) |
Laboratory variables | ||
PTH (per 300 pg/mL higher) | 1.11 (0.99-1.24) | 1.14(1.01-1.28) |
Serum phosphorus (>3.5 vs. 3.5-5.5 mg/dL) | 0.43 (0.19-0.93) | 0.50 (0.22-1.13) |
Serum phosphorus (>5.5 vs. 3.5-5.5 mg/dL) | 0.50 (0.33-0.75) | 0.53 (0.34-0.82) |
Serum calcium (per 1 mg/dL higher) | 0.99 (0.81-1.22) | 1.02 (0.82-1.27) |
Hemoglobin (>11 vs. ≥11 g/dL) | 0.98 (0.67-1.45) | 0.94 (0.62-1.41) |
Serum albumin (>3.5 vs. ≥3.5 g/dL) | 1.48 (0.93-2.35) | 1.50 (0.91-2.50) |
Serum creatinine (per 1 mg/dL higher) | 0.95 (0.89-1.00) | 0.97 (0.91-1.04) |