Table 3 The unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios of action for all events taken, by patient characteristics and clinical covariates

Age in years

 1–49

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

 50–74

1.39 (1.06–1.83)

0.016

1.28 (0.92–1.79)

0.144

 75 or more

1.12 (0.85–1.48)

0.428

1.15 (0.80–1.67)

0.446

Gender

 Male

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

 Female

0.69 (0.56–0.85)

< 0.001

0.76 (0.59–0.96)

0.023

Ethnicity

 European

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

 Māori

0.91 (0.69–1.20)

0.505

0.88 (0.63–1.22)

0.446

 Pasifika

1.08 (0.69–1.69)

0.731

0.88 (0.52–1.49)

0.646

 Asian

1.45 (0.96–2.19)

0.079

1.39 (0.86–2.23)

0.178

 Other

0.53 (0.29–0.96)

0.037

1.09 (0.43–2.79)

0.851

Deprivation ^a

 1

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

 2

0.87 (0.60–1.26)

0.450

0.82 (0.54–1.23)

0.332

 3

0.83 (0.58–1.18)

0.288

0.79 (0.54–1.16)

0.231

 4

0.96 (0.68–1.35)

0.796

0.99 (0.68–1.45)

0.959

 5

1.01 (0.72–1.43)

0.942

0.98 (0.66–1.45)

0.918

Long-term diagnoses

1–5

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

6–10

1.11 (0.89–1.38)

0.353

1.04 (0.80–1.35)

0.792

11 or more

1.49 (1.07–2.08)

0.019

1.31 (0.87–1.96)

0.193

Long-term medications

 1–5

1 [Reference]

-

1 [Reference]

-

 6–10

1.29 (1.01–1.64)

0.042

1.16 (0.88–1.52)

0.283

 11 or more

1.55 (1.15–2.09)

0.004

1.25 (0.89–1.77)

0.201