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Table 5 Multivatiable logistic regression of factors associated with polypharmacy in community patients after PSW and effect of type of decision-making 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

Type of Decision-Making (ref = SDM)

 Informed

2.14 (1.46–3.17)

0.08 (0.04–0.12)

 < 0.001

 Paternalistic

2.43 (1.66–3.59)

0.09 (0.06–0.13)

 < 0.001

Gender (ref = Female)

 Male

1.37 (1.03–1.83)

0.04 (0.00–0.07)

0.028

Age (ref = 66–75)

  ≥76

1.59 (1.07–2.35)

0.06 (0.00–0.11)

0.020

Domicile (ref = Rural)

 Urban

2.94 (1.97–4.44)

0.12 (0.08–0.17)

 < 0.001

Education (ref = Primary School and Below)

 Junior high school

1.17 (0.82–1.66)

0.02 (-0.02–0.06)

0.385

 Senior high school and above

1.30 (0.85–2.01)

0.03 (-0.02–0.08)

0.228

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

 12,0001–24,000

2.08 (1.20–3.56)

0.10 (0.02–0.18)

0.008

 24,001–36,000

0.42 (0.24–0.71)

-0.10 (-0.15- -0.04)

0.001

 36,001 ~ 

0.66 (0.45–0.99)

-0.05 (-0.10- 0.00)

0.044

Compliance (ref = No)

 Yes

0.57 (0.44–0.74)

-0.07 (-0.10- -0.04)

 < 0.001

Number of chronic disease (ref = 1 disease)

 2 diseases

3.17 (2.13–4.79)

0.09 (0.06–0.12)

 < 0.001

 3 diseases and above

27.46 (18.73–41.23)

0.49 (0.44–0.53)

 < 0.001

  1. SDM Shared decision making