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Table 4 Multivatiable logistic regression of factors associated with polypharmacy in community patients after PSW and effect of SDM on polypharmacy

From: Is shared decision-making a determinant of polypharmacy in older patients with chronic disease? A cross-sectional study in Hubei Province, China

 Variables

OR (95%CI)

Marginal Effects (95% CI)

P-value

SDM (ref = Low)

 High

0.92 (0.61–1.38)

-0.01 (-0.06–0.04)

0.722

Gender (ref = Female)

 Male

1.26 (0.84–1.89)

0.03 (-0.03–0.08)

0.264

Age (ref = 66–75)

 ≥76

1.55 (0.89–2.66)

0.06 (-0.02–0.13)

0.115

Domicile (ref = Rural)

 Urban

2.28 (1.29–4.11)

0.10 (0.03–0.17)

0.005

Education (ref = Primary School and Below)

 Junior high school

1.14 (0.68–1.91)

0.02 (-0.05–0.08)

0.610

 Senior high school and above

1.29 (0.70–2.39)

0.03 (-0.05–0.11)

0.415

Family annual income/yuan (ref =  ~ 12,000)

 12,0001–24,000

2.34 (1.10–4.90)

0.12 (0.01–0.24)

0.025

 24,001–36,000

0.54 (0.25–1.15)

-0.07 (-0.15–0.02)

0.117

 36,001 ~ 

0.88 (0.49–1.60)

-0.02 (-0.09–0.06)

0.679

Compliance (ref = No)

 Yes

0.79 (0.54–1.17)

-0.03 (-0.08–0.02)

0.242

Number of chronic disease (ref = 1 disease)

 2 diseases

3.09 (1.75–5.64)

0.09 (0.05–0.14)

 < 0.001

 3 diseases and above

22.40 (13.07–40.34)

0.48 (0.41–0.54)

 < 0.001

  1. SDM Shared decision making