Increased financial burden among patients with chronic myelogenous leukaemia receiving imatinib in Japan: a retrospective survey

Table 4 Factors associated with patient consideration to discontinue imatinib treatment for a reason other than side effects

Variables	Tested value	Odds ratio (95 % CI)	p value
Age	One year of increased age	0.96 (0.95–0.98)	≪0.0001
Daily imatinib dose	100 mg of increased dose	0.97 (0.73–1.29)	0.83
Residence with family	-	1.02 (0.81–1.28)	0.89
Household income in 2008	per 10,000 USD increase	0.92 (0.85–0.99)	0.03
Final co-payments for medical expenses in 2008	per 10,000 USD increase	2.21 (1.28–4.28)	0.004

Variables that were included in the multiple regression model identifying factors associated with patient consideration to discontinue imatinib for a reason other than side effects are shown.

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