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Table 5 Odds ratio of having indication for treatment (full model)

From: Indication for pharmacological treatment is often lacking: a cross-sectional study on the quality of drug therapy among the elderly

 

Antipsychotics

Proton pump inhibitors

Digoxin

Loop diuretics

Serotonin reuptake inhibitors

 

OR (CI 95 %)

OR (CI 95 %)

OR (CI 95 %)

OR (CI 95 %)

OR (CI 95 %)

Gender

 Male

1

1

1

1

1

 Female

0.78 (0.62-0.98)

0.99 (0.89-1.11)

1.19 (0.98-1.45)

1.04 (0.97-1.12)

0.83 (0.75-0.91)

Age

 65-79

1

1

1

1

1

 80+

0.66 (0.54-0.82)

0.82 (0.74-0.92)

0.85 (0.70-1.03)

0.97 (0.90-1.04)

0.61 (0.56-0.67)

Multi-morbidity level

 RUBa 3 (low)

3.18 (1.90-5.32)

2.86 (2.07-3.96)

7.16 (5.31-9.67)

4.09 (3.60-4.65)

3.00 (2.47-3.65)

 RUB 4

3.93 (2.29-6.75)

2.49 (1.76-3.52)

15.7 (10.8-22.8)

7.11 (6.11-8.26)

3.42 (2.76-4.23)

 RUB 5 (high)

3.07 (1.69-5.56)

2.99 (2.07-4.31)

26.4 (15.4-45.4)

10.5 (8.63-12.8)

3.58 (2.81-4.55)

Income level

 1 (low)

1

1

1

1

1

 2

1.56 (1.20-2.02)

1.04 (0.90-1.19)

0.84 (0.66-1.06)

0.93 (0.85-1.02)

1.08 (0.97-1.21)

 3

2.10 (1.57-2.80)

1.02 (0.88-1.18)

0.87 (0.67-1.12)

1.00 (0.91-1.11)

1.17 (1.04-1.33)

 4 (high)

1.51 (1.06-2.13)

0.99 (0.84-1.16)

1.00 (0.74-1.34)

1.00 (0.89-1.12)

1.12 (0.98-1.29)

  1. aResource utilization band