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Table 3 Associations between risk attitude and adherence (PDC > 80 %*), n = 6396**

From: Associations between patients’ risk attitude and their adherence to statin treatment – a population based questionnaire and register study

 

Proportion of adherent patients (%)

OR crude (95 % CI)

P-value

OR adj.*** (95 % CI)

P-value

Risk attitude, Financial

     

 Risk-averse

4291/5188 (82.7)

1

 

1

 

 Risk-neutral

421/512 (82.2)

0.97 (0.76–1.23)

0.783

0.93 (0.73–1.19)

0.560

 Risk-seeking

568/696 (81.6)

0.93 (0.76–1.14)

0.472

0.94 (0.76–1.16)

0.562

Risk attitude, health:

     

Focus on healthy behaviour

     

 Risk-averse

3464/4153 (83.4)

1

 

1

 

 Risk-neutral

1167/1436 (81.3)

0.86 (0.74–1.01)

0.064

0.88 (0.75–1.03)

0.116

 Risk-seeking

649/807 (80.4)

0.82 (0.67–0.99)

0.039

0.84 (0.69–1.03)

0.096

Risk attitude, health: Count on symptoms passing

     

 Risk-averse

644/776 (83.0)

1

 

1

 

 Risk-neutral

489/591 (82.7)

0.98 (0.74–1.31)

0.904

0.99 (0.74–1.33)

0.948

 Risk-seeking

4147/5029 (82.5)

0.96 (0.79–1.18)

0.718

0.91 (0.74–1.13)

0.395

Risk attitude, health: Preference for GP contact regarding my health

     

 Risk-averse

2996/3572 (83.8)

1

 

1

 

 Risk-neutral

1000/1244 (80.4)

0.79 (0.67–0.93)

0.005

0.80 (0.68–0.95)

0.011

 Risk-seeking

1284/1580 (82.6)

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.021

0.83 (0.71–0.98)

0.025

  1. *Adherence was defined as a PDC (proportion of days covered) above 80 %
  2. **Up to 1.5 % of the data were missing in registers
  3. ***We adjusted for age group, Charlson Comorbidity Index and CVD, highest attained educational level, cohabitation status and duration of statin treatment