Table 2:
Mean difference in number of toxicities (grade ≥2 and grade ≥3) among different categories of polypharmacy, PIM, and major PDI
| Predictor/ outcome | Mean difference in number of grade ≥ 2 toxicities | Mean difference in number of grade ≥ 3 toxicities | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted model | Adjusted model * | Unadjusted model | Adjusted model * | |
| Polypharmacy (≥8 versus <8) | 2.10 (8.25)** | 1.87 (0.71)** | 0.67 (3.30)** | 0.59 (0.29)** |
| Polypharmacy (continuous)*** | 0.24 (0.09)** | 0.21 (0.10)** | 0.07 (0.04)** | 0.06 (0.04) |
| PIM (yes versus no) | 0.41 (8.31) | -- | 0.19 (3.31) | -- |
| Major PDI (yes versus no) | 0.07 (8.31) | -- | 0.21 (3.31) | -- |
Abbreviations: PDI, potential drug-drug interactions; PIM: potentially inappropriate medications
Models are adjusted for age, cancer type, gender, comorbidity, function, social support, and study arm
P<0.05
effect estimate is correlation coefficient