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Table 4 Logistic regression model for predicting hospital admissions at t1

From: Predictors of falls and hospital admissions in people with cognitive impairment in day-care: role of multimorbidity, polypharmacy, and potentially inappropriate medication

Predictor variable

Regression coefficient B (standard error)

Wald

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval

p

Total number of drugs

0.098 (0.042)

5.423

1.103

1.016–1.199

0.020

Number of CNS depressant drugs

0.122 (0.134)

0.839

1.130

0.870–1.469

0.360

Dichotomous score created from the total ACB score of ≥ 3 (yes/no)

0.309 (0.329)

0.885

1.363

0.715–2.596

0.347

  1. Abbreviations: ACB Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden, CNS Central nervous system
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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