Observational Study
Copyright ©2014 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Diabetes. Dec 15, 2014; 5(6): 945-950
Published online Dec 15, 2014. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v5.i6.945
Table 1 Prevalence of cost-related medication non-adherence by Socio-Demographics, Health Status and Usage of Medical Resources n (%)
AllReported CRNDid not report CRNP value
Full sample4880 (100)875 (18)4005 (82)
Age
≥ 50 and ≤ 642031 (100)573 (28)1458 (72)
≥ 65 and ≤ 741505 (100)207 (14)1298 (86)
≥ 75 and ≤ 841017 (100)82 (8)935 (92)< 0.001
≥ 85329 (100)13 (4)314 (96)
Gender
Male2224 (100)343 (15)1881 (85)
Female2656 (100)532 (20)2124 (80)< 0.001
Race
White3298 (100)502 (15)2796 (85)
African-American1187 (100)277 (23)910 (77)
Other393 (100)94 (24)299 (76)< 0.001
Ethnicity
Hispanic883 (100)189 (21)694 (79)
Non-Hispanic3997 (100)686 (17)3311 (83)0.003
Nursing Home
Living in NH138 (100)7 (5)131 (95)
Not in NH4742 (100)868 (18)3874 (82)< 0.001
Insurance coverage for Rx
Yes4461 (100)716 (16)3745 (84)
No419 (100)159 (38)260 (62)< 0.001
Medicaid coverage
Currently covered349 (100)24 (7)325 (93)
Not covered4531 (100)851 (19)3680 (81)< 0.001
ADL limitations
No limitation3455 (100)519 (15)2936 (85)
1 or more limitations1425 (100)356 (25)1069 (75)< 0.001
IADL limitations
No limitation3442 (100)547 (16)2895 (84)
1 or more limitations1438 (100)328 (23)1110 (77)< 0.001
Hospitalization
No hospitalization3081 (100)486 (16)2595 (84)
1 or more hospitalizations1799 (100)389 (22)1410 (78)< 0.001
Monthly out-of-pocket payments for Rx
Payments: $ (s.d.)69 (2.4)108 (6.9)60 (2.5)< 0.001