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Table 3 Summary of logistic regression results to predict deprescribing refusal

From: Characteristics of elderly patients with polypharmacy who refuse to participate in an in-hospital deprescribing intervention: a retrospective cross-sectional study

 

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Univariable

Multivariablea

Increasing ageb

1.04 (0.99-1.09)

1.05 (0.99-1.10)

Male gender

0.78 (0.35-1.75)

0.78 (0.32-1.89)

Institutional resident

1.07 (0.38-3.01)

0.58 (0.16-2.12)

Increasing CCIb

0.93 (0.74-1.16)

1.00 (0.77-1.31)

Dementia

1.14 (0.48-2.72)

0.91 (0.29-2.85)

Depression

2.20 (0.72-6.75)

2.05 (0.58-7.23)

Insomnia

1.23 (0.60-2.50)

1.01 (0.42-2.48)

Regular drinker

1.86 (0.63-5.48)

1.80 (0.55-5.89)

Current smoker

3.92 (0.97-15.91)

3.76 (0.86-16.45)

Increasing number of medications at admissionb

0.92 (0.81-1.05)

0.90 (0.78-1.05)

Increasing number of PIMsc at admissionb

1.09 (0.83-1.44)

1.13 (0.75-1.71)

  1. aThe following variables were adjusted: age, gender, CCI, residential status, dementia, depression, insomnia, current smoker, regular drinker, number of medications at admission, and number of PIMs at admission
  2. bContinuous variable used
  3. cPIMs were defined based on the 2015 American Geriatric Society Beers Criteria