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Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted HR for treatment modification

From: Persistence and treatment patterns of fixed combination drugs for glaucoma: a retrospective claims database study in Japan

Variable

Unadjusted

HR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted

HR (95% CI)

P value

Combination drug

 With fixed combination drug

1.065 (0.913, 1.243)

0.4205

0.988 (0.811, 1.203)

0.9016

 Without fixed combination drug

Referent

 

Referent

 

 Age (years)

1.000 (0.994, 1.007)

0.9078

0.993 (0.984, 1.003)

0.1634

Gender

 Male

Referent

 

Referent

 

 Female

1.025 (0.893, 1.177)

0.722

1.048 (0.863, 1.273)

0.6338

Smoking status

 Non-smoker

Referent

 

Referent

 

 Current smoker

1.221 (0.996, 1.496)

0.0546

1.216 (0.982, 1.506)

0.0729

Type of glaucoma (ICD-10 code)

 Glaucoma suspect (H40.0)

Referent

 

Referent

 

 Primary open angle glaucoma (H40.1)

0.800 (0.649, 0.986)

0.0361

0.834 (0.643, 1.082)

0.1719

 Secondary glaucoma (H40.3 to H40.6)

1.678 (1.231, 2.288)

0.0011

1.512 (1.003, 2.280)

0.0484

 Unspecified glaucoma (H40.9)

1.006 (0.853, 1.187)

0.9403

1.070 (0.868, 1.319)

0.5243

Hospital size

  ≤ 19 hospital beds

Referent

 

Referent

 

 20–499 hospital beds

0.912 (0.734, 1.135)

0.4098

0.879 (0.667, 1.158)

0.3582

  ≥ 500 hospital beds

0.852 (0.717, 1.013)

0.0702

0.859 (0.687, 1.074)

0.1832

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

1.005 (1, 1.009)

0.0618

1.002 (0.994, 1.011)

0.5637

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

1.007 (1, 1.014)

0.0595

1.005 (0.993, 1.017)

0.4169

Duration of first-line treatment (months)

0.987 (0.982, 0.993)

< 0.0001

0.988 (0.981, 0.994)

0.0002

  1. CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, ICD International Classification of Diseases