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Table 6 Logistic regressions analysis for identifying predictors of Beers PIMU

From: Potentially inappropriate medication use among older adult patients on follow-up at the chronic care clinic of a specialized teaching hospital in Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study

Variables

PIM users

PIM non-users

COR [95%CI]

p-value

AOR [95%CI]

p-value

Age, year

70 (IQR = 9)

67 (IQR = 5)

1.15 [1.06, 1.26]

<  0.00

1.21 [1.09, 1.34]

<  0.001

Sex

Male

118 (64.8%

25 (67.6%)

0.89 [0.42, 1.88]

0.75

–

 
 

Female

64 (35.2%)

12 (32.4%)

1

   

Residence

Urban

91 (50.0%)

15 (40.5%)

1.47 [0.72, 3.01]

0.29

–

 
 

Rural

91 (50.0%)

22 (59.5%)

1

   

Outpatient visits in the last 06 months

       

1–2 times

23 (12.6%)

11 (29.7%)

1

 

1

 

3 times

81 (44.5%)

18 (48.7%)

2.15 [0.89, 5.19]

0.09

2.55 [0.80, 8.14]

0.11

4 times

33 (18.1%)

4 (10.8%)

3.95[1.11, 13.94]

0.03

3.48 [0.69, 17.52]

0.13

5 times

16 (8.8%)

2 (5.4%)

3.83 [0.75, 19.65]

0.11

3.53 [0.48, 26.05]

0.22

6 times

29 (15.9%)

2 (5.4%)

6.94 [1.39, 34.45]

0.02

5.07 [0.74, 34.71]

0.09

Number of chronic diseases

       

One

59 (32.4%)

22 (59.5%)

1

 

1

 

Two

89 (48.9%)

8 (21.6%)

0.55 [0.21, 1.43]

0.22

2.70 [0.85, 8.61]

0.09

≥ Three

34 (18.7%)

7 (18.9%)

2.29 [0.77, 6.80]

0.14

1.46 [0.29, 7.28]

0.65

Hypertension

Yes

117 (64.3%)

10 (27.0%)

4.86 [2.21, 10.67]

<  0.00

4.17 [1.51, 11.56]

<  0.001

 

No

65 (35.7%)

27 (73.0%)

1

 

1

 

Diabetes mellitus

Yes

60 (33.0%)

9 (24.3%)

1.53 [0.68, 3.45]

0.31

  
 

No

122 (67.0%)

28 (75.7%)

1

   

Ischemic heart disease

Yes

26 (14.3%)

4 (10.8%)

1.35 [0.45, 4.20]

0.58

  

No

156 (85.7%)

33 (89.2%)

1

   

Ischemic stroke

Yes

15 (8.2%)

6 (16.2%)

0.46 [0.17, 1.29]

0.14

0.133 [0.03, 0.64]

0.01

 

No

167 (91.8%)

31 (83.8%)

1

 

1

 

Asthma

Yes

4 (2.2%)

4 (10.8%)

0.19 [0.04, 0.78]

0.02

0.03 [0.00, 0.39]

<  0.001

 

No

178 (97.8%)

33 (89.2%)

1

 

1

 

Heart failure

Yes

15 (8.2%)

1 (2.7%)

3.23 [0.41, 25.27]

0.26

  
 

No

167 (91.8%)

36 (97.3%)

1

   

Hypertensive heart disease

Yes

11 (6.0%)

4 (10.8%)

0.53 [0.16, 1.77]

0.53

  

No

171 (94.0%)

33 (89.2%)

1

   

Peripheral neuropathy

Yes

25 (13.7%)

0

 

0.99

  

No

157 (86.3%)

37 (100.0%)

1

   

Epilepsy

Yes

7 (3.9%)

6 (16.2%)

0.21 [0.07, 0.66]

<  0.00

0.42 [0.09, 2.08]

0.29

 

No

175 (96.1%)

31 (83.8%)

1

 

1

 

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Yes

5 (2.8%)

2 (5.4%)

0.49 [0.09, 2.65]

0.41

  

No

177 (97.2%)

35 (94.6%)

1

   

Dyspepsia

Yes

6 (3.3%)

1 (2.7%)

1.23 [0.14, 10.51]

0.85

  
 

No

176 (96.7%)

36 (97.3%)

1

   

Ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

Yes

14 (7.7%)

1 (2.7%)

3.0 [0.38, 23.55]

0.29

  

No

168 (92.3%)

36 (97.3%)

1

   

Atrial fibrillation

Yes

7 (3.8%)

1 (2.7%)

1.44 [0.17, 12.07]

0.74

  

No

175 (96.2%)

36 (97.3%)

1

   

Polypharmacy

≥ 5 drugs

89 (48.9%)

4 (10.8%)

7.89 [2.69, 23.19]

<  0.00

14.10 [2.61, 76.38]

<  0.001

 

<  5 drugs

93 (51.1%)

33 (89.2%)

1

 

1

 
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