Hi-
Could someone help me out with understanding the relatively small difference
in adjusted percentages (20% vs 17%) compared to a more robust adjusted odds
ration of 1.7? The adjusted percentages are controlling for covariates, and
were obtained using the predict sequence.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Eby
Research Health Science Specialist
Ann Arbor VAMC
734-769-7100 X6248
-----Original Message-----
From: Copeland, Laurel
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:28 AM
To: Eby, Elizabeth
Subject: RE: adjusted percentages
I don't know. Maybe put the question to Statalist?
-----Original Message-----
From: Eby, Elizabeth
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:27 AM
To: Copeland, Laurel
Subject: RE: adjusted percentages
This hold even though those are adjusted percentages?
-----Original Message-----
From: Copeland, Laurel
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:26 AM
To: Eby, Elizabeth
Cc: VHAANN HSRD Statistical Group
Subject: RE: adjusted percentages
The raw odds ratio can be calculated...17% of 334=277, 20% of 2741=2193
cut back?
no yes
priv no 277 57
ins? yes 2193 548
OR = (277/57) / (2193/548)
= 4.86 / 4.00
= approx 1.22
The remainder of the effect in the adjusted OR must be due to the
covariates.
-----Original Message-----
From: Eby, Elizabeth
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:05 AM
To: VHAANN HSRD Statistical Group
Subject: adjusted percentages
How would you explain the small difference in the adjusted percentages (17%
vs 20%) with an odds ratio of 1.7 (p=.04)? Does it have anything to do with
the underlying sample sizes of the 2 groups (n=334 VA patients and n=2741
with private insurance)?
Thanks.
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject:
Liz - can you double check this? THe difference in %'s seem small relative
to
the AOR.
Controlling for their sociodemographic characteristics, number of chronic
diseases, and number of prescription medications, 17% of VA patients cut
back
on medication use due to cost compared to 20 % of those with private
insurance
(adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.7, p=.04),
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