Self-reported medication side effects in an older cohort living independently in the community - the Melbourne Longitudinal Study on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA): cross-sectional analysis of prevalence and risk factors

Table 3 Multivariate Analysis Risk factors associated with self-reported medication side effects*

	Entire population (n = 536)			On medication (n = 509)
	OR	95% CI	p	OR	95% CI	p
Education^a	2.66	1.07 - 6.65	0.036	3.43	1.26 - 9.30	0.016
Doctor's age^b	2.38	1.01 - 5.56	0.048	2.70	1.08 - 7.14	0.035
Recency visit pharmacist for advice^c	4.33	1.40 - 13.37	0.011	4.95	1.53 - 16.04	0.008
Doctor aware medication^d	5.44	3.03 - 9.77	< 0.0001	7.83	3.83 - 16.01	< 0.0001
Osteoarthritis^d	0.24	0.09 - 0.65	0.005	0.23	0.08 - 0.68	0.008
Hypertension^d	0.41	0.16 - 1.04	0.059	0.34	0.12 - 0.93	0.035
Cataracts^d	2.73	0.95 - 7.86	0.062	3.53	1.15 - 10.77	0.027
Diabetes^d	3.01	0.82 - 11.06	0.096	4.00	0.98 - 16.82	0.053
Problems feet or legs^d	3.87	1.57 - 9.53	0.003	3.97	1.51 - 10.46	0.005
Skin problems^d	3.99	1.39 - 11.44	0.010	3.98	1.31 - 12.09	0.015

*Entire population pseudo R^2 = 0.442 (Nagelkerke); On medication, R^2 = 0.478 (Nagelkerke).
^a Completion high school or additional qualifications vs lower than high school education;
^b Aged younger than 50 years vs 50 years and older;
^c Five months or more vs less than five months;
^d Yes vs No

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