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Table 2 Municipality variance and age adjusted odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of low adherence with antihypertensives during the last two weeks in relation to sex, low social participation, low educational level, poor self-rated health and poor psychological health.

From: Low adherence with antihypertensives in actual practice: the association with social participation – a multilevel analysis

 

Model i

Model ii

Model iii

 

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Women vs. men

1.21

(0.82–1.78)

1.15

(0.78–1.69)

1.17

(0.78–1.77)

Low social participation (yes vs. no)

2.28

(1.16–4.49)

2.05

(1.05–3.99)

1.80

(0.90–3.61)

Low educational level (yes vs. no)

  

1.87

(1.18–2.96)

1.76

(1.09–2.84)

Poor self-rated health (yes vs. no)

    

1.45

(0.83–2.54)

Poor psychological health (yes vs. no)

    

1.54

(0.92–2.59)

 

Variance

SE

Variance

SE

Variance

SE

Municipality variance in low adherence with antihypertensives (intercept variance)

0.801

(0.461)

0.776

(0.450)

0.793

(0.467)

Municipality variance of the association between low social participation and low adherence with antihypertensives (slope variance)

1.812

(0.889)

1.720

(0.857)

1.799

(0.916)

Municipality covariance between intercepts and slopes

-1.163

(0.609)

-1.116

(0.591)

-1.175

(0.625)