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Table 2 Risk factors for SH prescription renewal among older patients who had an initiation and were discharged home

From: Sedative-hypnotic initiation and renewal at discharge in hospitalized older patients: an observational study

Variable

OR [95% CI]

P value

Length of stay

 ≤ 7 daysa

1

 

 8–14 days

1.30 [0.49–3.46]

0.59

 > 14 days

2.33 [0.84–6.50]

0.10

  1. OR: Odds Ratio (logistic regression with random effect at the center level); CI: Confidence Interval; aReference category; SH: Sedative-hypnotics
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BMC Geriatrics

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