Table 5.

Multinomial Logistic Regression between Independent Variables and Low-Dose Aspirin Used (Self-Prescribed, Clinician-Prescribed Versus No Use (n = 683)

Independent Variables	Clinician Prescribed		Sig.	Self Prescribed		Sig.
Independent Variables	OR	95% CI	Sig.	OR	95% CI	Sig.
Gender		0.80-2.12	0.298			0.197
Male	1.3			1.34	0.86-2.07
Female	1			1
Age, years
55 to 64 (young–old)	1.88	0.91-3.91	0.89	0.17	0.06-0.52	0.002
65 to 74 (mid-old)	1.47	0.85-2.52	0.175	0.81	0.53-1.24	0.332
≥ 75 (old-old)	1			1
Living alone
No	1.57	0.97-2.54	0.068	1.02	0.68-1.54	0.91
Yes	1			1
Education
No high school diploma	1.58	0.90-2.76	0.122	0.71	0.41-1.21	0.208
High school diploma	1.05	0.61-1.80	0.858	0.89	0.57-1.39	0.606
Some college	1			1
Smoking
Current smoker	0.82	0.42-1.57	0.541	0.64	0.34-1.21	0.17
Past smoker	0.97	0.57-1.66	0.908	0.73	0.45-1.17	0.189
Never smoked	1			1
Continuity of care (scale: 0 – 3)	0.72	0.51-1.02	0.298	0.97	0.70-1.35	0.864
Financial Stress (scale: 1 to 5)	1.04	0.842-1.30	0.063	0.85	0.67-1.09	0.179
Heart conditions
No	2.05	1.23-3.41	0.006	2.41	1.56-3.73	0.001
Yes	1			1
Diabetes mellitus
No	1.72	1.07-2.76	0.027	1.39	0.92-2.11	0.122
Yes	1			1
Stroke
No	1.4	0.77-2.53	0.269	0.55	0.28-1.06	0.075
Yes	1			1
GI conditions
No	0.98	0.58– 1.63	0.925	0.85	0.53-1.36	0.497
Yes	1			1
Potentially major aspirin-drug interaction
No	1.26	0.76-2.10	0.371	1.2	0.79-1.82	0.401
Yes	1

OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; Sig, Sigma; GI, gastrointestinal.
The reference category is: No low-dose aspirin used; −2 Log Likelihood: 1084; df = 30, χ2 = 09.41, Sig: 0.0001; Nagelkerke: 0.151.