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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression: factors associated with anthroposophic remedies

From: Pharmacotherapy of elderly patients in everyday anthroposophic medical practice: a prospective, multicenter observational study

Factor

AOR (95% CI)

Consultation type

 

   Follow-up

1

   First

1.65 (1.52 - 1.79)*

Physician specialization

 

   GP

1

   Internal medicine

1.49 (1.40 - 1.58)*

   Other

0.76 (0.70 - 0.84)*

Age (y)**

0.97 (0.97 - 0.98)*

Sex

 

   male

1

   female

1.35 (1.27 - 1.43)*

Diagnosis (groups)

 

   Hypertensive diseases [I10-I15]

0.36 (0.32 - 0.39)*

   Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic, and related tissue [C00-C75]

4.54 (4.12 - 4.99)*

   Malignant neoplasms of ill-defined, secondary, and unspecified sites [C76-C80]

2.90 (2.54 - 3.30)*

   Arthropathies [M00-M25]

1.36 (1.19 - 1.55)*

   Chronic lower respiratory diseases [J40-J47]

0.59 (0.50 - 0.69)*

   Diabetes mellitus [E10-E14]

0.17 (0.14 - 0.22)*

   Episodic and paroxysmal disorders [G40-G47]

0.53 (0.45 - 0.63)*

   Ischaemic heart diseases [I20-I25]

0.71 (0.60 - 0.83)*

   Extrapyramidal and movement disorders [G20-G26]

0.46 (0.37 - 0.58)*

   Dorsopathies [M40-M54]

1.34 (1.16 - 1.55)*

   Metabolic disorders [E70-E90]

0.17 (0.13 - 0.22)*

   Disorders of thyroid gland [E00-E07]

0.54 (0.45 - 0.64)*

Interaction terms

 

   Hypertensive diseases [I10-I15] * age

1.03 (1.02 - 1.04)*

   Extrapyramidal and movement disorders [G20-G26] * age

1.04 (1.02 - 1.07)*

  1. * OR significant different from 1; ** continuous centered variable