Table 1 Demographics of survey respondents by level of comorbidity medication adherence
Overall N = 1847 | Low Adherence n = 508 | Moderate/ High Adherence n = 1212 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cancer type, n (%) | ||||
Metastatic breast cancer | 700 (37.9) | 176 (34.7) | 482 (39.8) | 0.137 |
Metastatic colorectal cancer | 524 (28.4) | 153 (30.1) | 336 (27.7) | |
Metastatic lung cancer | 623 (33.7) | 179 (35.2) | 394 (32.5) | |
Demographic Characteristics | ||||
Age, years, mean [SD] | 69.2 [9.20] | 68.5 [9.88] | 69.5 [8.68] | 0.043 |
Sex female, n (%) | 1233 (66.8) | 324 (63.8) | 827 (68.2) | 0.073 |
Race/Ethnicity (Medicare only), n (%) | ||||
White | 1379 (84.9) | 373 (85.7) | 910 (84) | 0.767 |
Non-white | 240 (13.0) | 60 (11.8) | 170 (14.0) | |
Unknown | 5 (0.3) | 2 (0.5) | 3 (0.3) | |
Marital Status, n (%) | ||||
Married | 1051 (57.2) | 298 (59.1) | 679 (56.3) | 0.558 |
Divorced | 268 (14.6) | 71 (14.1) | 180 (14.9) | |
Separated | 24 (1.3) | 6 (1.2) | 15 (1.2) | |
Widowed | 368 (20.0) | 91 (18.1) | 256 (21.2) | |
Living in a marriage-like relationship | 49 (2.7) | 17 (3.4) | 28 (2.3) | |
Single, Never Married | 77 (4.2) | 21 (4.2) | 49 (4.1) | |
Lives alone, n (%) | 444 (24.0) | 108 (21.3) | 310 (25.6) | 0.057 |
Geographic Region, n (%) | ||||
Northeast | 29 (1.6) | 9 (1.8) | 16 (1.3) | 0.432 |
Midwest | 453 (24.5) | 114 (22.4) | 306 (25.2) | |
South | 1220 (66.1) | 340 (66.9) | 801 (66.1) | |
West | 145 (7.9) | 45 (8.9) | 89 (7.3) | |
Medicare Advantage (vs. Commercial), n (%) | 1629 (88.2) | 436 (85.8) | 1087 (89.7) | 0.022 |
Dual eligibility for Medicare and Medicaid | 192 (11.8) | 41 (9.4) | 32 (12.5) | 0.094 |
Clinical Characteristics | ||||
Comorbid conditions (pre-index), n (%) | ||||
Anemia | 547 (29.6) | 154 (30.3) | 349 (28.8) | 0.527 |
Anxiety | 286 (15.5) | 84 (16.5) | 184 (15.2) | 0.480 |
Ischemia | 386 (20.9) | 111 (21.9) | 249 (20.5) | 0.544 |
Cerebrovascular diseases | 189 (10.2) | 49 (9.6) | 128 (10.6) | 0.569 |
Depression | 236 (128) | 70 (13.8) | 156 (12.9) | 0.611 |
Hypertension | 1253 (67.8) | 310 (61) | 877 (72.4) | < 0.001 |
Renal disease including ESRD | 306 (16.6) | 90 (17.7) | 192 (15.8) | 0.338 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 502 (27.2) | 122 (24) | 354 (29.2) | 0.028 |
Pneumonia | 189 (10.2) | 56 (11) | 113 (9.3) | 0.280 |
Comorbidity Index, median [IQR] | 8 [4.5] | 8 [1] | 0.002 | |
High deyo Charlson comorbidity score (score ≥ 7), n (%) | 1404 (6.0) | 368 (72.4) | 944 (77.9) | 0.015 |
Healthy Days | ||||
Frequent overall unhealthy days, n (%) | 823 (46.2) | 245 (52.8) | 531 (44.1) | 0.001 |
Frequent mental unhealthy days, n (%) | 401 (22.8) | 139 (30.3) | 241 (20.2) | < 0.001 |
Frequent physical unhealthy days, n (%) | 614 (34.9) | 179 (38.7) | 399 (33.6) | 0.049 |
Patient-reported excellent, very good or good health, n (%) | 993 (55.9) | 243 (52.4) | 678 (56.4) | 0.138 |
Physical/mental health frequently impeded activities, n (%) | 518 (29.5) | 161 (35.0) | 329 (27.7) | 0.004 |