|
Patient’s history of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
| | |
|
History of CVD
|
ref.
|
–
|
–
|
|
No history of CVD
|
3.04
|
2.58 to 3.57
|
< 0.001
|
|
Patient’s level of dependency in activities of daily living
| |
|
Low
|
ref.
|
-
|
-
|
|
Medium
|
1.29
|
1.09 to 1.55
|
0.004
|
|
High
|
1.50
|
1.25 to 1.80
|
< 0.001
|
|
Age (GP), 10-year increase
|
1.14
|
1.06 to 1.23
|
< 0.001
|
|
Female sex (GP)
|
0.89
|
0.75 to 1.05
|
0.167
|
|
Number of consultations per day
|
|
< 15
|
ref.
|
–
|
–
|
|
15–25
|
1.04
|
0.77 to 1.40
|
0.79
|
|
26–35
|
1.2
|
0.88 to 1.65
|
0.25
|
|
> 35
|
0.94
|
0.68 to 1.30
|
0.698
|
|
Frequency of seeing patients with polypharmacy
|
|
Never
|
ref.
|
–
|
–
|
|
Rarely
|
0.64
|
0.18 to 2.28
|
0.497
|
|
Occasionally
|
0.80
|
0.25 to 2.53
|
0.699
|
|
Frequently
|
1.27
|
0.39 to 3.87
|
0.728
|
|
Very frequently
|
1.42
|
0.45 to 4.49
|
0.554
|
