Adherence to treatment in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis: a cross-sectional, multi-method study investigating the influence of beliefs about treatment and parental depressive symptoms

Table 3 Main effects model for high adherence to enzyme supplements

Independent variable	B	SE	Odds ratio (OR)	95% CI of OR
Increasing age (in years)	-0.23	0.06	0.79*	0.70-0.90
Increasing parental BMQ necessity score	0.05	0.02	1.05*	1.01-1.09

B regression coefficient; SE standard error associated with the coefficient B; *p < 0.05; n = 80 (1 case removed due to outlier); BMQ Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire. The model explained between 23.9% (Cox and Snell R Square) and 34.5% (Nagelkerke R square) of the variance in adherence status.

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