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Table 3 Risk factors for SH prescription renewal among older patients who had an initiation and were discharged to rehabilitation facilities

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

Variable

OR [95% CI]

P value

Time between admission and SH initiation

 ≤ 2 daysa

1

 

 3–6 days

0.28 [0.05–1.55]

0.14

 > 6 days

0.19 [0.04–0.80]

0.02

  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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