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Table 1 Sample Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity (n = 11,272)

From: Using quantile regression to investigate racial disparities in medication non-adherence

 

Race/Ethnicity Category

Variable

All

NHW

NHB

Other

Age (years mean, sd)

66 (11.6)

68 (10.7)

64 (12.3)

66 (11.7)

Male

97.3

97.8

96.6

97.2

Female

2.7

2.2

3.4

2.8

Married

65.2

67.2

58.3

68.8

Divorced

28.6

28.1

31.6

26.3

Never Married

6.2

4.7

10.1

4.8

Unemployed

48.2

48.8

53.0

42.0

Retired

30.8

32.7

25.4

33.1

Employed

20.8

18.4

21.6

24.5

Cancer

5.0

5.2

7.5

2.1

CHD

13.9

20.0

12.4

4.6

CHF

8.0

10.0

9.3

3.1

Hypertension

25.7

29.2

33.8

10.7

Stroke

3.0

4.1

3.1

1.0

HbA1c 8+

11.6

10.0

15.5

10.3

HbA1c (% mean, sd)

7 (0.9)

7 (0.9)

7 (1)

7 (0.9)

Bipolar Disorder

1.9

2.2

2.5

0.6

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

2.2

3.1

1.9

0.7

Major Depressive Disorder

7.8

8.8

10.5

3.0

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

5.1

4.6

7.9

3.0

Psychotic Disorder

2.4

1.7

4.9

1.1

Substance Use Disorder

14.4

14.7

21.4

6.4

Dead

16.4

19.0

16.5

11.7

MPR (mean, sd)

90.4 (0.2)

91.2 (0.2)

88.7 (0.3)

90.7 (0.3)

MPR (median, IQR)

97.1 (13)

97.1 (11)

95.0 (16)

100 (11.9)

  1. NHW-non-Hispanic white; NHB-non-Hispanic black;
  2. CHD-coronary heart disease; CHF-congestive heart failure;
  3. HbA1c-glycosolated hemoglobin (%);
  4. MPR-medication possession ratio
  5. MPR values are reported in percentages.