Table 5
Unadjusted and adjusted associations between self-reported financial barriers and health outcomes, household population aged 40 or older,Note † Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, 2012

Table 5
Unadjusted and adjusted associations between self-reported financial barriers and quality indicators, household population aged 40 or older, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, 2012
Table summary
This table displays the results of Unadjusted and adjusted associations between self-reported financial barriers and quality indicators. The information is grouped by Quality indicator/Financial barrier (appearing as row headers), Prevalence rate ratio (PRR), Unadjusted, Adjusted, PRR and 95 % confidence interval (appearing as column headers).
Quality indicator/Financial barrier Prevalence rate ratio (PRR)
Unadjusted Adjusted
PRR 95 % confidence interval PRR 95 % confidence interval
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Appropriate statin use  
General financial barrier 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.0Note ‡ 0.8 1.2
Financial barrier to medications 0.5 0.3 1.0 0.5Note ‡ Note * 0.3 0.9
Lack of drug insurance 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.7Note ‡ Note * 0.6 0.9
Appropriate ASA use  
General financial barrier 1.1 0.8 1.4 1.0Note ‡ 0.8 1.2
Financial barrier to medications 1.5 1.0 2.1 1.3Note § 0.9 1.8
Lack of drug insurance 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.8Note ‡ 0.7 1.0
Stopped taking prescribed medication  
General financial barrier 1.7 0.9 3.1 1.7Note †† 0.9 3.1
Financial barrier to medications 3.2 1.2 6.7 3.5Note †† Note * 1.7 7.3
Lack of drug insurance 1.0 0.6 1.9 1.1Note †† 0.6 2.0
Chronic-disease-related hospitalization or emergency department visit  
General financial barrier 2.2 1.3 3.8 1.7Note ‡ Note * 1.0 2.9
Financial barrier to medications 1.8 0.8 4.4 1.1Note ‡ 0.5 2.8
Lack of drug insurance 0.9 0.5 1.8 0.9Note ‡ 0.5 1.7
Note †

reported diagnosis of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension and/or stroke

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Note *

significantly different from reference category

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Note ‡

adjusted for age, sex and multimorbidity

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Note §

adjusted for sex and multimorbidity

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Note ††

adjusted for age, sex and health literacy

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Note: Reference category is absence of barrier.
Source: 2012 Barriers to Care for People with Chronic Health Conditions Survey.
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