Table 5.
Simple | Multiple | Best AIC | |||||||
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Characteristic | Beta | 95% CI | p-Value | Beta | 95% CI | p-Value | Beta | 95% CI | p-Value |
Age | −0.05 | −0.24, 0.13 | 0.562 | −0.11 | −0.26, 0.05 | 0.179 | |||
Sex | −1.9 | −3.8, 0.06 | 0.057 | −1.7 | −3.6, 0.25 | 0.087 | −1.4 | −2.9, 0.19 | 0.085 |
Polypharmacy | 11 | 9.8, 13 | <0.001 | 10 | 8.2, 12 | <0.001 | 10.0 | 8.3, 12 | <0.001 |
Excessive polypharmacy | 18 | 15, 22 | <0.001 | 13 | 10, 16 | <0.001 | 13 | 10, 16 | <0.001 |
Chronic diseases | 5.6 | 2.6, 8.6 | <0.001 | 3.7 | 1.0, 6.4 | 0.007 | 3.5 | 0.88, 6.2 | 0.009 |
Hypertension | 1.2 | −0.79, 3.1 | 0.243 | −2.2 | −4.1, −0.37 | 0.019 | −2.3 | −4.1, −0.52 | 0.011 |
Dyslipidemia | 1.3 | −0.65, 3.2 | 0.195 | −1.8 | −3.5, −0.02 | 0.047 | −2.0 | −3.7, −0.33 | 0.019 |
Diabetes mellitus | 3.4 | 1.2, 5.7 | 0.003 | −0.46 | −2.4, 1.5 | 0.646 |
Abbreviations: CI = confidence interval; AIC, Akaike Information Criterion.