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Table 2 Odds ratios (OR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI) for statin medication in patients with myocardial infarction; Results of multi-level logistic regression models for each variable, adjusted for age

From: Neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and statin medication in patients with myocardial infarction: a Swedish nationwide follow-up study

 

OR

95 % CI

Variance (S.E.)

Explained variance (%)

Intra class correlation

Neighborhood-level Socioeconomic status (SES, ref. High)

   

0.068 (0.011)

22

0.020

 Middle

0.93

0.88

0.98

   

 Low

0.79

0.74

0.84

   

Sex (ref. Female)

1.39

1.34

1.45

0.072 (0.011)

17

0.021

Family income (ref. High income)

   

0.077 (0.011)

11

0.023

 Low income

0.49

0.47

0.52

   

 Middle-low income

0.59

0.56

0.63

   

 Milddle-high income

0.84

0.79

0.89

   

Marital status (ref. Married/co-habiting)

   

0.060 (0.011)

31

0.018

 Never married, widowed, or divorced

0.59

0.57

0.62

   

Country of origin (ref. Born in Sweden)

   

0.075 (0.011)

14

0.022

 Finland

0.90

0.82

0.99

   

 Western countries

1.06

0.89

1.26

   

 Eastern European countries

1.10

0.94

1.28

   

 Middle eastern countries

0.99

0.84

1.16

   

 Others

0.80

0.74

0.88

   

Educational attainment (ref. > 12 years)

   

0.075 (0.011)

14

0.022

  ≤ 9 years

0.71

0.67

0.74

   

 10–12 years

0.92

0.87

0.98

   

Urban/rural status (ref. large cities)

   

0.059 (0.011)

32

0.018

 Southern Sweden

1.28

1.22

1.34

   

 Northern Sweden

0.98

0.93

1.03