Table 2 Unadjusted and adjusted associations between older adults’ demographic and clinical characteristics and their attitudes toward deprescribing

Age

  65–69

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  70–74

1.03 (0.82–1.30)

1.01 (0.80–1.28)

0.95 (0.76–1.20)

0.93 (0.74–1.18)

  75–79

1.01 (0.78–1.30)

0.99 (0.75–1.29)

0.91 (0.70–1.18)

0.88 (0.67–1.15)

  ≥ 80

1.17 (0.90–1.52)

1.15 (0.87–1.53)

1.00 (0.77–1.30)

0.97 (0.73–1.28)

Sex

  Male

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  Female

1.02 (0.85–1.23)

1.03 (0.85–1.25)

1.04 (0.87–1.25)

1.02 (0.84–1.23)

Marital status

  Married/living with spouse

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  others

1.02 (0.82–1.26)

1.00 (0.72–1.38)

1.08 (0.87–1.34)

1.08 (0.78–1.50)

Education

  Primary school and below

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  Middle school

0.88 (0.71–1.09)

0.90 (0.72–1.13)

0.93 (0.75–1.15)

0.95 (0.76–1.19)

  High school and above

0.94 (0.74–1.19)

0.98 (0.76–1.26)

0.91 (0.72–1.16)

0.95 (0.74–1.23)

Living arrangement

  Living with family

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  alone

0.99 (0.76–1.29)

0.97 (0.66–1.42)

1.05 (0.81–1.37)

0.98 (0.67–1.44)

Number of chronic conditions

  1

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  2

1.05 (0.85–1.31)

0.99 (0.72–1.37)

1.12 (0.90–1.40)

1.09 (0.79–1.51)

  ≥ 3

1.01 (0.69–1.49)

0.98 (0.60–1.61)

1.26 (0.86–1.86)

1.29 (0.79–2.11)

Number of medications

  1–2

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  ≥ 3

1.06 (0.86–1.32)

1.07 (0.75–1.51)

1.14 (0.92–1.42)

1.03 (0.72–1.46)

Self-rated health

  Excellent/good

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  Fair/poor

0.80 (0.55–1.15)

0.77 (0.53–1.13)

0.71 (0.49–1.02)

0.69 (0.47–1.01)