Table 3 Characteristics associated with number of unique medications over time in multilevel linear regression
| Â | Change in number of medications (95% confidence interval) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Covariates | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
Time, per year | 0.65 (0.64, 0.65) | 0.67 (0.67, 0.67) | 0.54 (0.54, 0.54) |
Non-GMS | -1.93 (-2.00, -1.87) | -1.58 (-1.64, -1.51) | -1.58 (-1.65, -1.52) |
Age | 0.22 (0.22, 0.23) | 0.22 (0.22, 0.22) | 0.21 (0.21, 0.22) |
Sex (female) | 0.91 (0.85, 0.96) | 0.90 (0.85, 0.95) | 0.97 (0.92, 1.03) |
Non-GMS:Time, per year, interaction | Â | -0.13 (-0.14, -0.13) | -0.10 (-0.11, -0.10) |
Hospitalisations | Â | Â | 0.48 (0.47, 0.48) |
Variance (VPC) | Â | Â | Â |
Practice | 1.5 (3.6%) | 1.5 (3.5%) | 1.4 (3.6%) |
Patient | 31.2 (75.4%) | 31.1 (75.4%) | 29.6 (74.9%) |
Residual | 8.7 (20.9%) | 8.7 (21.0%) | 8.5 (21.5%) |