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Table 3 Poisson regression model for the association between adherence and pulmonary exacerbations a

From: Treatment adherence and health outcomes in patients with bronchiectasis

Independent variables

Estimated co-efficient (SE)

95% CI

Adherence to inhaled antibioticsb

-0.51*** (0.15)

[-0.81; -0.21]

Adherence to other respiratory medicinesb

0.06 (0.15)

[-0.24; 0.36]

Adherence to airway clearanceb

0.04 (0.15)

[-0.25; 0.33]

Age

-0.01 (0.01)

[-0.02; 0.01]

Genderc

0.17 (0.15)

[-0.14; 0.47]

Baseline FEV1 % predicted

0.01 (0.00)

[0.00; 0.01]

  1. an = 65: 1 participant withdrawal, 8 participants with insufficient data to calculate adherence to inhaled antibiotics and 1 participant not prescribed other respiratory medicines.
  2. bAdherent = 1, non-adherent = 0.
  3. cMale = 1, female = 0.
  4. ***p < 0.001.