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. 2002 Aug;17(8):625–631. doi: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.2002.10837.x

Table 3.

Logistic Regression Models

Comparison Group Study Group
Pre-Post Age Race Pre-Post Age Race
A. Meperidine prescriptions
 Odds ratio 1.08 0.46 0.86 0.55 0.58 0.88
 95% CI 0.51 to 2.30 0.19 to 1.10 0.39 to 1.87 0.32 to 0.96 0.31 to 1.10 0.51 to 1.52
P value .846 .080 .695 .034 .096 .642
B. Bowel medication prescriptions
 Odds ratio 1.21 3.20 1.01 1.48 2.26 1.61
 95% CI 0.74 to 2.00 1.90 to 5.39 0.59 to 1.71 1.07 to 2.03 1.90 to 5.39 0.59 to 1.71
P value .447 <.001 .975 .017 <.001 .006
C. NSAID prescriptions
 Odds ratio 2.27 0.85 1.74 1.53 1.22 1.33
 95% CI 1.10 to 4.67 0.41 to 1.79 0.79 to 3.81 1.01 to 2.32 0.79 to 1.88 0.86 to 2.06
P value .026 .676 .168 .044 .370 .197

Pre- post denotes pre-intervention compared to post-intervention; Age denotes ≥ age 65 compared to <65; Race denotes non-white compared to white; CI, confidence interval.