Table 4

Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression evaluating whether specific diseases or general multimorbidity are associated with different types of reasons attributed to guideline deviation

Biomedical reasons modelPatient reasons modelContext reasons modelUnknown reasons model
AF unadjusted1.46 (0.69–3.11)0.40 (0.21–0.77)1.46 (0.76–2.79)0.76 (0.40–1.45)
AF adjusted for multimorbidity1.22 (0.55–2.69)0.33 (0.16–0.68)1.15 (0.58–2.28)0.68 (0.34–1.33)
CHF unadjusted1.22 (0.49–3.04)0.67 (0.30–1.47)1.55 (0.69–3.46)0.99 (0.45–2.18)
CHF adjusted for multimorbidity0.99 (0.38–2.60)0.56 (0.25–1.32)1.16 (0.49–2.72)0.89 (0.39–2.02)
CKD unadjusted1.65 (0.76–3.57)1.42 (0.73–2.75)2.20 (1.12–4.32)1.90 (0.99–3.63)
CKD adjusted for multimorbidity1.31 (0.56–3.07)1.35 (0.65–2.77)1.66 (0.80–3.45)1.86 (0.92–3.79)
COPD unadjusted4.12 (1.20–14.15)2.05 (0.89–4.72)1.09 (0.51–2.36)2.17 (0.99–4.75)
COPD adjusted for multimorbidity3.79 (1.09–13.15)2.08 (0.90–4.81)0.97 (0.44–2.14)2.11 (0.96–4.65)
Depression unadjusted0.91 (0.42–1.99)2.48 (1.13–5.43)0.76 (0.38–1.54)0.98 (0.48–2.00)
Depression adjusted for multimorbidity0.87 (0.40–1.93)2.55 (1.16–5.62)0.74 (0.36–1.52)0.98 (0.48–1.99)
DM unadjusted4.35 (2.27–8.33)1.70 (0.96–3.02)3.43 (1.89–6.22)1.71 (0.96–3.06)
DM adjusted for multimorbidity4.18 (2.16–8.06)1.75 (0.98–3.12)3.39 (1.84–6.22)1.69 (0.94–3.04)
Dyslipidaemia unadjusted0.59 (0.21–1.66)0.80 (0.34–1.86)1.63 (0.71–3.75)2.01 (0.83–4.86)
Dyslipidaemia adjusted for multimorbidity0.46 (0.16–1.33)0.79 (0.34–1.88)1.36 (0.58–3.19)1.93 (0.79–4.73)
Hypertension unadjusted1.83 (0.74–4.51)0.67 (0.27–1.67)2.31 (0.93–5.73)1.08 (0.45–2.58)
Hypertension adjusted for multimorbidity1.63 (0.65–4.09)0.66 (0.26–1.64)2.05 (0.81–5.14)1.03 (0.42–2.48)
IHD unadjusted0.32 (0.17–0.61)0.91 (0.52–1.59)1.03 (0.59–1.79)0.54 (0.31–0.95)
IHD adjusted for multimorbidity0.22 (0.11–0.45)0.90 (0.50–1.60)0.85 (0.48–1.53)0.49 (0.27–0.88)
  • AF, atrial fibrillation; CHF, congestive heart failure; CKD, chronic kidney disease; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; IHD, ischaemic heart disease.